#BC99CF#BC99CF
#BC99CF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.085 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC99CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 153, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 36%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 26%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.01, 22.90, -22.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.01, 32.28, 315.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.31% 0.0588 -0.0619) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.31% 0.085 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.3909, 37.9794, 64.0643) |
| Luminance | 0.3798 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.75
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.46
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.34
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.15
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.50
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC99CF #ACCF99
analogous
#A199CF #BC99CF #CF99C7
triadic
#BC99CF #CFBC99 #99CFBC
tetradic
#BC99CF #CFA199 #ACCF99 #99C7CF
square
#BC99CF #CFA199 #ACCF99 #99C7CF
split-complementary
#BC99CF #C7CF99 #99CFA1
monochromatic
#834CA2 #A16FBB #BC99CF #D7C3E3 #F1EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#BC99CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.60
#BC99CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC99CF
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC99CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC99CF | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.60 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A4D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A7CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBA0AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc99cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 153, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.085 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b7dd',
500: '#bc99cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc99cf; $custom-light: #d0b7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc99cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 153,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.889,
"s": 36,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73312,
"c": 0.08538,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.37979
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC99CF
secondary
#E0E9DB
accent
#AF3761
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083