#BC94CD#BC94CD
#BC94CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.092 H 315.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC94CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 148, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 36%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 28%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 27.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.73, 25.27, -23.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.73, 34.57, 316.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.31% 0.0657 -0.0642) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.31% 0.092 315.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3467, 36.2797, 62.5177) |
| Luminance | 0.3628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.94
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.26
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.13
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.40
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.52
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC94CD #A5CD94
analogous
#A094CD #BC94CD #CD94C2
triadic
#BC94CD #CDBC94 #94CDBC
tetradic
#BC94CD #CDA094 #A5CD94 #94C2CD
square
#BC94CD #CDA094 #A5CD94 #94C2CD
split-complementary
#BC94CD #C2CD94 #94CDA0
monochromatic
#84499D #A26ABA #BC94CD #D6BEE0 #F0E7F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#BC94CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#BC94CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC94CD
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC94CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC94CD | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA0CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A4CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9BA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc94cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 148, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.092 315.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b3dc',
500: '#bc94cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc94cd; $custom-light: #d0b3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc94cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 148,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.105,
"s": 36.306,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72313,
"c": 0.09187,
"h": 315.6
},
"luminance": 0.36279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC94CD
secondary
#DBE7D6
accent
#AF365A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083