#BC98D2#BC98D2
#BC98D2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.091 H 312.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC98D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 152, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 39%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 28%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.5%, 27.6%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.87, 24.08, -24.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.87, 34.44, 314.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.25% 0.0611 -0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.25% 0.091 312.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5982, 37.8015, 65.9599) |
| Luminance | 0.3780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.92
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.01
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.40
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.19
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.58
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC98D2 #AED298
analogous
#9F98D2 #BC98D2 #D298CB
triadic
#BC98D2 #D2BC98 #98D2BC
tetradic
#BC98D2 #D29F98 #AED298 #98CBD2
square
#BC98D2 #D29F98 #AED298 #98CBD2
split-complementary
#BC98D2 #CBD298 #98D29F
monochromatic
#8349A7 #A06DBF #BC98D2 #D8C3E5 #F1EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#BC98D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#BC98D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC98D2
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC98D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC98D2 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA3D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A6D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9FAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc98d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 152, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.091 312.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b6e0',
500: '#bc98d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc98d2; $custom-light: #d0b6e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc98d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 152,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.241,
"s": 39.189,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73247,
"c": 0.09082,
"h": 312.3
},
"luminance": 0.37801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC98D2
secondary
#E1EBDB
accent
#B23363
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083