#BC91C9#BC91C9
#BC91C9 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.093 H 318.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC91C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 145, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 34%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 28%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 27.9%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.87, 26.13, -22.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.87, 34.60, 319.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.61% 0.069 -0.0617) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.61% 0.093 318.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4056, 35.1601, 59.8524) |
| Luminance | 0.3516 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.43
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.25
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.27
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.68
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.79
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC91C9 #9EC991
analogous
#A091C9 #BC91C9 #C991BA
triadic
#BC91C9 #C9BC91 #91C9BC
tetradic
#BC91C9 #C9A091 #9EC991 #91BAC9
square
#BC91C9 #C9A091 #9EC991 #91BAC9
split-complementary
#BC91C9 #BAC991 #91C9A0
monochromatic
#844A96 #A368B5 #BC91C9 #D5BADD #EEE3F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#BC91C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#BC91C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC91C9
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC91C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC91C9 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9DCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A2C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC97A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc91c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 145, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.093 318.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b1d9',
500: '#bc91c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc91c9; $custom-light: #d0b1d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc91c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 145,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.071,
"s": 34.146,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71606,
"c": 0.09257,
"h": 318.2
},
"luminance": 0.35159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC91C9
secondary
#D6E4D2
accent
#AD3954
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FA
border
#D2CFD3
text
#141114
muted
#828083