#BC95CD#BC95CD
#BC95CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.090 H 315.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC95CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 149, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 36%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 27%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 27.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.97, 24.72, -23.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.97, 33.92, 316.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.5% 0.0642 -0.0632) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.5% 0.09 315.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5042, 36.5947, 62.5702) |
| Luminance | 0.3659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.15
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.14
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.87
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.41
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.47
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC95CD #A6CD95
analogous
#A095CD #BC95CD #CD95C2
triadic
#BC95CD #CDBC95 #95CDBC
tetradic
#BC95CD #CDA095 #A6CD95 #95C2CD
square
#BC95CD #CDA095 #A6CD95 #95C2CD
split-complementary
#BC95CD #C2CD95 #95CDA0
monochromatic
#844A9D #A26BB9 #BC95CD #D6BFE1 #F1E8F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#BC95CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#BC95CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC95CD
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC95CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC95CD | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A4CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB9CA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc95cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 149, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.090 315.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b4dc',
500: '#bc95cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc95cd; $custom-light: #d0b4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc95cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 149,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.786,
"s": 35.897,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72496,
"c": 0.09009,
"h": 315.4
},
"luminance": 0.36594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC95CD
secondary
#DCE7D7
accent
#AF375B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083