#BC9CDB#BC9CDB

#BC9CDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.095 H 307.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC9CDB
RGB	rgb(188, 156, 219)
HSL	hsl(270, 47%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(270, 29%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 28.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.17, 23.76, -27.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.17, 36.42, 310.73°)
OKLab	oklab(74.35% 0.0578 -0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(74.35% 0.095 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(45.4113, 39.5831, 72.2521)
Luminance	0.3958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC9CDB #BBDB9C

analogous

#9C9CDB #BC9CDB #DB9CDA

triadic

#BC9CDB #DBBC9C #9CDBBC

tetradic

#BC9CDB #DB9C9C #BBDB9C #9CDADB

square

#BC9CDB #DB9C9C #BBDB9C #9CDADB

split-complementary

#BC9CDB #DADB9C #9CDB9C

monochromatic

#7F43B9 #9E6FCB #BC9CDB #DAC9EB #F0E9F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.36

#BC9CDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#BC9CDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BC9CDB

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC9CDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC9CDB	1.00	2.36	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91A8DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A9D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8A5B2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc9cdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 156, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.095 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1b9e6',
    500: '#bc9cdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc9cdb;
$custom-light: #d1b9e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc9cdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.476,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 73.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74353,
    "c": 0.09516,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.39583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC9CDB

secondary

#E5EEDD

accent

#BA2C72

background

#FCFBFE

surface

#F9F6FC

border

#D2D0D5

text

#141116

muted

#828084

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC9CDB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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