#BC99CA#BC99CA
#BC99CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.079 H 316.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC99CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 153, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 24%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.83, 21.88, -20.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.83, 29.81, 317.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.12% 0.0573 -0.0549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.12% 0.079 316.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7893, 37.7388, 60.8958) |
| Luminance | 0.3774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.30
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.83
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.50
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.55
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.38
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC99CA #A7CA99
analogous
#A499CA #BC99CA #CA99C0
triadic
#BC99CA #CABC99 #99CABC
tetradic
#BC99CA #CAA499 #A7CA99 #99C0CA
square
#BC99CA #CAA499 #A7CA99 #99C0CA
split-complementary
#BC99CA #C0CA99 #99CAA4
monochromatic
#845099 #A271B5 #BC99CA #D6C1DF #F1EAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#BC99CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.55
#BC99CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC99CA
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC99CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC99CA | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.55 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A3CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA6C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9EAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc99ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 153, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.079 316.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b7da',
500: '#bc99ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc99ca; $custom-light: #d0b7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc99ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 153,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.857,
"s": 31.613,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73117,
"c": 0.07935,
"h": 316.2
},
"luminance": 0.37738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC99CA
secondary
#DCE6D8
accent
#AA3B5B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FA
border
#D2D0D3
text
#141114
muted
#828083