#BC91CE#BC91CE
#BC91CE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.098 H 315.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC91CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 145, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 38%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 30%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.7%, 29.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.06, 27.15, -25.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.06, 37.03, 317.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.81% 0.0705 -0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.81% 0.098 315.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.0033, 35.3992, 63.0006) |
| Luminance | 0.3540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.27
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.58
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.29
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.46
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.79
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC91CE #A3CE91
analogous
#9E91CE #BC91CE #CE91C2
triadic
#BC91CE #CEBC91 #91CEBC
tetradic
#BC91CE #CE9E91 #A3CE91 #91C2CE
square
#BC91CE #CE9E91 #A3CE91 #91C2CE
split-complementary
#BC91CE #C2CE91 #91CE9E
monochromatic
#84469E #A267BB #BC91CE #D6BBE1 #F0E6F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BC91CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#BC91CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC91CE
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC91CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC91CE | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889ED0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A2CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB98A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc91ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 145, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.098 315.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b1dd',
500: '#bc91ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc91ce; $custom-light: #d1b1dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc91ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 145,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.295,
"s": 38.365,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71809,
"c": 0.09841,
"h": 315.7
},
"luminance": 0.35398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC91CE
secondary
#DAE6D4
accent
#B13459
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141115
muted
#828083