#BC9BE8#BC9BE8
#BC9BE8 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.114 H 303.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9BE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 155, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 63%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 33%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19%, 33.2%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.44, 27.17, -34.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.44, 43.78, 308.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.73% 0.0626 -0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.73% 0.114 303.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0229, 39.9603, 81.5641) |
| Luminance | 0.3996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 2.17
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.26
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.33
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.95
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.03
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9BE8 #C7E89B
analogous
#9BA0E8 #BC9BE8 #E29BE8
triadic
#BC9BE8 #E8BC9B #9BE8BC
tetradic
#BC9BE8 #E89BA0 #C7E89B #9BE8E2
square
#BC9BE8 #E89BA0 #C7E89B #9BE8E2
split-complementary
#BC9BE8 #E8E29B #A0E89B
monochromatic
#7937D1 #9B69DD #BC9BE8 #DDCDF3 #EEE6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BC9BE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BC9BE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9BE8
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9BE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9BE8 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BA9EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91AAE6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5A7B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9be8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 155, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.114 303.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b8ef',
500: '#bc9be8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9be8; $custom-light: #d1b8ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9be8",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 155,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.714,
"s": 62.602,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74726,
"c": 0.11357,
"h": 303.4
},
"luminance": 0.3996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9BE8
secondary
#E7F1DA
accent
#CA1B7F
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#828084