#BC99BD#BC99BD
#BC99BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.065 H 325.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC99BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 153, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 21%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 19%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 19%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.39, 19.32, -13.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.39, 23.67, 324.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.63% 0.0531 -0.0367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.63% 0.065 325.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3145, 37.1488, 53.1283) |
| Luminance | 0.3715 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.96
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.89
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.99
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.01
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.23
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC99BD #9ABD99
analogous
#AA99BD #BC99BD #BD99AC
triadic
#BC99BD #BDBC99 #99BDBC
tetradic
#BC99BD #BDAA99 #9ABD99 #99ACBD
square
#BC99BD #BDAA99 #9ABD99 #99ACBD
split-complementary
#BC99BD #ACBD99 #99BDAA
monochromatic
#845685 #A474A5 #BC99BD #D4BED5 #EDE3ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#BC99BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.43
#BC99BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC99BD
8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC99BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC99BD | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.43 | 8.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A1BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA6BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9CA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc99bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 153, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.065 325.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b7d1',
500: '#bc99bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc99bd; $custom-light: #d0b7d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc99bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 153,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.333,
"s": 21.429,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72633,
"c": 0.06453,
"h": 325.3
},
"luminance": 0.37148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC99BD
secondary
#D4DFD3
accent
#A04648
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141114
muted
#828082