#BC98DE#BC98DE
#BC98DE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.106 H 307.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC98DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 152, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 51%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 32%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.3%, 31.5%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, 26.64, -30.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 40.53, 311.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.75% 0.0644 -0.084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.75% 0.106 307.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1496, 38.4221, 74.1308) |
| Luminance | 0.3842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.42
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.09
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.14
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.51
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.41
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC98DE #BADE98
analogous
#9998DE #BC98DE #DE98DD
triadic
#BC98DE #DEBC98 #98DEBC
tetradic
#BC98DE #DE9998 #BADE98 #98DDDE
square
#BC98DE #DE9998 #BADE98 #98DDDE
split-complementary
#BC98DE #DDDE98 #98DE99
monochromatic
#803DBF #9E6ACF #BC98DE #DAC6ED #F0E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#BC98DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#BC98DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC98DE
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC98DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC98DE | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BA5E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A7DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A2B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc98de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 152, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.106 307.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b6e8',
500: '#bc98de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc98de; $custom-light: #d1b6e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc98de",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 152,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.857,
"s": 51.471,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73747,
"c": 0.10582,
"h": 307.5
},
"luminance": 0.38422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC98DE
secondary
#E5EFDC
accent
#BF2771
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#828084