#BC97CA#BC97CA
#BC97CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.083 H 316.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC97CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 151, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 32%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 25%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 25.2%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.34, 23.00, -20.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.34, 31.13, 317.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.75% 0.0603 -0.057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.75% 0.083 316.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4647, 37.0896, 60.7876) |
| Luminance | 0.3709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.31
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.78
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.55
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.47
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.21
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC97CA #A5CA97
analogous
#A397CA #BC97CA #CA97BF
triadic
#BC97CA #CABC97 #97CABC
tetradic
#BC97CA #CAA397 #A5CA97 #97BFCA
square
#BC97CA #CAA397 #A5CA97 #97BFCA
split-complementary
#BC97CA #BFCA97 #97CAA3
monochromatic
#844E99 #A26EB5 #BC97CA #D6C0DF #F0E8F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#BC97CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#BC97CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC97CA
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC97CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC97CA | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A2CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A5C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9DA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc97ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 151, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.083 316.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b6da',
500: '#bc97ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc97ca; $custom-light: #d0b6da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc97ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 151,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.529,
"s": 32.484,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72745,
"c": 0.08294,
"h": 316.6
},
"luminance": 0.37089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC97CA
secondary
#DBE6D7
accent
#AB3A59
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141114
muted
#828083