#BC91D1#BC91D1
#BC91D1 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.102 H 314.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC91D1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 145, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 41%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 31%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 30.6%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.17, 27.77, -26.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.17, 38.50, 316.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.93% 0.0713 -0.0729) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.93% 0.102 314.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3712, 35.5463, 64.9383) |
| Luminance | 0.3555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.66
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.26
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.74
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.36
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.77
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC91D1 #A6D191
analogous
#9C91D1 #BC91D1 #D191C6
triadic
#BC91D1 #D1BC91 #91D1BC
tetradic
#BC91D1 #D19C91 #A6D191 #91C6D1
square
#BC91D1 #D19C91 #A6D191 #91C6D1
split-complementary
#BC91D1 #C6D191 #91D19C
monochromatic
#8444A3 #A266BF #BC91D1 #D6BCE3 #F1E7F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#BC91D1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#BC91D1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC91D1
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC91D1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC91D1 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879ED4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91A2CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB99A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc91d1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 145, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.102 314.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b1df',
500: '#bc91d1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc91d1; $custom-light: #d1b1df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc91d1",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 145,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.313,
"s": 41.026,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71933,
"c": 0.10197,
"h": 314.3
},
"luminance": 0.35546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC91D1
secondary
#DCE8D6
accent
#B4315C
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F5FB
border
#D2CFD4
text
#141115
muted
#828083