#BC99BA#BC99BA
#BC99BA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.061 H 328.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC99BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 153, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(303, 21%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(303, 19%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 1.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.29, 18.75, -12.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.29, 22.34, 327.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.53% 0.0521 -0.0325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.53% 0.061 328) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9922, 37.0199, 51.4310) |
| Luminance | 0.3702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.25
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.77
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.18
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.51
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.59
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC99BA #99BC9B
analogous
#AD99BC #BC99BA #BC99A9
triadic
#BC99BA #BABC99 #99BABC
tetradic
#BC99BA #BCAD99 #99BC9B #99A9BC
square
#BC99BA #BCAD99 #99BC9B #99A9BC
split-complementary
#BC99BA #A9BC99 #99BCAD
monochromatic
#845781 #A474A1 #BC99BA #D4BED3 #EDE3EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#BC99BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#BC99BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC99BA
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC99BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC99BA | 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)
#97A1BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA5B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9BA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc99ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 153, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.061 328.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b7ce',
500: '#bc99ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc99ba; $custom-light: #d0b7ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc99ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 153,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 303.429,
"s": 20.71,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72527,
"c": 0.06138,
"h": 328
},
"luminance": 0.37019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC99BA
secondary
#D3DED3
accent
#9F4B46
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141113
muted
#828082