#BC9CD7#BC9CD7
#BC9CD7 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.394; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.090 H 309.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9CD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 156, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 42%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 27%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.6%, 27.4%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.02, 22.91, -25.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.02, 34.37, 311.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.19% 0.0567 -0.07) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.19% 0.09 309) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8910, 39.3750, 69.5120) |
| Luminance | 0.3937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.89
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.51
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.61
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.43
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.55
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9CD7 #B7D79C
analogous
#9E9CD7 #BC9CD7 #D79CD5
triadic
#BC9CD7 #D7BC9C #9CD7BC
tetradic
#BC9CD7 #D79E9C #B7D79C #9CD5D7
square
#BC9CD7 #D79E9C #B7D79C #9CD5D7
split-complementary
#BC9CD7 #D5D79C #9CD79E
monochromatic
#8148B1 #9E70C5 #BC9CD7 #D9C8E9 #F0E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BC9CD7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#BC9CD7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9CD7
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9CD7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9CD7 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A7D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A9D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9cd7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 156, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.090 309.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b9e3',
500: '#bc9cd7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9cd7; $custom-light: #d0b9e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9cd7",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 156,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.542,
"s": 42.446,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74188,
"c": 0.09008,
"h": 309
},
"luminance": 0.39375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9CD7
secondary
#E5EDDE
accent
#B6306D
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083