#BC96CF#BC96CF

#BC96CF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.091 H 314.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC96CF
RGB	rgb(188, 150, 207)
HSL	hsl(280, 37%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(280, 28%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 27.5%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.28, 24.57, -23.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.28, 34.25, 315.85°)
OKLab	oklab(72.76% 0.0633 -0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(72.76% 0.091 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(42.9061, 37.0097, 63.9027)
Luminance	0.3701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC96CF #A9CF96

analogous

#9F96CF #BC96CF #CF96C6

triadic

#BC96CF #CFBC96 #96CFBC

tetradic

#BC96CF #CF9F96 #A9CF96 #96C6CF

square

#BC96CF #CF9F96 #A9CF96 #96C6CF

split-complementary

#BC96CF #C6CF96 #96CF9F

monochromatic

#844AA1 #A16CBC #BC96CF #D7C0E2 #F2EAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#BC96CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.40

#BC96CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BC96CF

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC96CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC96CF	1.00	2.50	8.40	8.40
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8EA2D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A5CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB9DAA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc96cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 150, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.091 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0b5dd',
    500: '#bc96cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc96cf;
$custom-light: #d0b5dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc96cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 37.255,
    "l": 70
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72759,
    "c": 0.09071,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.37009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC96CF

secondary

#DEE8D8

accent

#B0355E

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FB

border

#D2D0D4

text

#141115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC96CF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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