#BC91CC#BC91CC
#BC91CC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.096 H 316.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC91CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 145, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 37%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 28.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.98, 26.74, -24.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.98, 36.05, 317.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.73% 0.0699 -0.0659) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.73% 0.096 316.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7619, 35.3026, 61.7291) |
| Luminance | 0.3530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.72
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.83
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.58
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.68
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.72
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC91CC #A1CC91
analogous
#9E91CC #BC91CC #CC91BE
triadic
#BC91CC #CCBC91 #91CCBC
tetradic
#BC91CC #CC9E91 #A1CC91 #91BECC
square
#BC91CC #CC9E91 #A1CC91 #91BECC
split-complementary
#BC91CC #BECC91 #91CC9E
monochromatic
#84489B #A367B9 #BC91CC #D5BBDF #EFE5F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#BC91CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#BC91CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC91CC
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC91CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC91CC | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899ECE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A2CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC98A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc91cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 145, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.096 316.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b1db',
500: '#bc91cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc91cc; $custom-light: #d1b1db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc91cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 145,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.729,
"s": 36.646,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71727,
"c": 0.09605,
"h": 316.7
},
"luminance": 0.35302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC91CC
secondary
#D8E5D4
accent
#B03657
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141115
muted
#828083