#BC98CB#BC98CB
#BC98CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.082 H 315.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC98CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 152, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 33%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 25.1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.62, 22.64, -21.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.62, 30.96, 316.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.97% 0.0591 -0.0573) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.97% 0.082 315.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7451, 37.4603, 61.4671) |
| Luminance | 0.3746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.33
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.73
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.30
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.48
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.04
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC98CB #A7CB98
analogous
#A398CB #BC98CB #CB98C1
triadic
#BC98CB #CBBC98 #98CBBC
tetradic
#BC98CB #CBA398 #A7CB98 #98C1CB
square
#BC98CB #CBA398 #A7CB98 #98C1CB
split-complementary
#BC98CB #C1CB98 #98CBA3
monochromatic
#844E9B #A26FB6 #BC98CB #D6C1E0 #F1E9F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BC98CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#BC98CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC98CB
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC98CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC98CB | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A2CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A6C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9EAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc98cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 152, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.082 315.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b6db',
500: '#bc98cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc98cb; $custom-light: #d0b6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc98cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 152,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.353,
"s": 32.903,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7297,
"c": 0.08233,
"h": 315.8
},
"luminance": 0.3746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC98CB
secondary
#DCE7D8
accent
#AC3A5B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141115
muted
#828083