#BC9CD4#BC9CD4
#BC9CD4 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.086 H 310.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9CD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 156, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 39%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 26%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.3%, 26.4%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.91, 22.28, -24.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.91, 32.84, 312.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.07% 0.0558 -0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.07% 0.086 310.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5091, 39.2222, 67.5005) |
| Luminance | 0.3922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.40
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.84
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.29
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.89
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.78
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9CD4 #B4D49C
analogous
#A09CD4 #BC9CD4 #D49CD0
triadic
#BC9CD4 #D4BC9C #9CD4BC
tetradic
#BC9CD4 #D4A09C #B4D49C #9CD0D4
square
#BC9CD4 #D4A09C #B4D49C #9CD0D4
split-complementary
#BC9CD4 #D0D49C #9CD4A0
monochromatic
#824AAB #9F71C1 #BC9CD4 #D9C7E7 #F1EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BC9CD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#BC9CD4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9CD4
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9CD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9CD4 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A7D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A9D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAA3B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9cd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 156, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.086 310.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b9e1',
500: '#bc9cd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9cd4; $custom-light: #d0b9e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9cd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 156,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.286,
"s": 39.437,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74068,
"c": 0.08629,
"h": 310.3
},
"luminance": 0.39222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9CD4
secondary
#E4EDDE
accent
#B2336A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083