#BC99BE#BC99BE
#BC99BE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.066 H 324.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC99BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 153, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 22%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 19%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 19.5%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.42, 19.51, -14.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.42, 24.13, 323.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.67% 0.0534 -0.0381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.67% 0.066 324.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.4234, 37.1924, 53.7019) |
| Luminance | 0.3719 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.92
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.95
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.95
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.83
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.95
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC99BE #9BBE99
analogous
#AA99BE #BC99BE #BE99AE
triadic
#BC99BE #BEBC99 #99BEBC
tetradic
#BC99BE #BEAA99 #9BBE99 #99AEBE
square
#BC99BE #BEAA99 #9BBE99 #99AEBE
split-complementary
#BC99BE #AEBE99 #99BEAA
monochromatic
#845687 #A374A6 #BC99BE #D5BED6 #EDE4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#BC99BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#BC99BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC99BE
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC99BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC99BE | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A2C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA6BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9CA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc99be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 153, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.066 324.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b7d1',
500: '#bc99be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc99be; $custom-light: #d0b7d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc99be",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 153,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.757,
"s": 22.156,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72669,
"c": 0.06561,
"h": 324.5
},
"luminance": 0.37192
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC99BE
secondary
#D4DFD4
accent
#A1454A
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141114
muted
#828082