#BC9BE3#BC9BE3
#BC9BE3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.107 H 304.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9BE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 155, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 56%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 32%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.2%, 31.7%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.24, 26.06, -31.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.24, 41.19, 309.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.51% 0.0614 -0.0878) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.51% 0.107 304.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3228, 39.6803, 77.8768) |
| Luminance | 0.3968 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 2.46
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.68
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.52
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.00
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.66
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9BE3 #C2E39B
analogous
#9B9EE3 #BC9BE3 #E09BE3
triadic
#BC9BE3 #E3BC9B #9BE3BC
tetradic
#BC9BE3 #E39B9E #C2E39B #9BE3E0
square
#BC9BE3 #E39B9E #C2E39B #9BE3E0
split-complementary
#BC9BE3 #E3E09B #9EE39B
monochromatic
#7C3BC8 #9C6BD6 #BC9BE3 #DCCBF0 #EFE7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#BC9BE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.94
#BC9BE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9BE3
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9BE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9BE3 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.94 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA8E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A9E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6A6B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9be3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 155, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.107 304.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b8ec',
500: '#bc9be3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9be3; $custom-light: #d1b8ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9be3",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 155,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.5,
"s": 56.25,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74508,
"c": 0.10713,
"h": 304.9
},
"luminance": 0.3968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9BE3
secondary
#E6F0DB
accent
#C4227A
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#828084