#BC9DCB#BC9DCB

#BC9DCB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.073 H 314.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC9DCB
RGB	rgb(188, 157, 203)
HSL	hsl(280, 31%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(280, 23%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.4%, 22.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.84, 19.86, -19.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.84, 27.68, 315.86°)
OKLab	oklab(73.9% 0.0516 -0.0522)
OKLCH	oklch(73.9% 0.073 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(43.5738, 39.1177, 61.7433)
Luminance	0.3912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC9DCB #ACCB9D

analogous

#A59DCB #BC9DCB #CB9DC3

triadic

#BC9DCB #CBBC9D #9DCBBC

tetradic

#BC9DCB #CBA59D #ACCB9D #9DC3CB

square

#BC9DCB #CBA59D #ACCB9D #9DC3CB

split-complementary

#BC9DCB #C3CB9D #9DCBA5

monochromatic

#83529B #A175B6 #BC9DCB #D7C5E0 #F1EBF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.38

#BC9DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.82

#BC9DCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BC9DCB

8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC9DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC9DCB	1.00	2.38	8.82	8.82
#FFFFFF	2.38	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#97A6CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9DA9C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BBA2AD

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc9dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 157, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.073 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0badb',
    500: '#bc9dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc9dcb;
$custom-light: #d0badb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc9dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.435,
    "s": 30.667,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73904,
    "c": 0.07339,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.39117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC9DCB

secondary

#E0E8DC

accent

#A93C60

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F9F6FA

border

#D2D0D3

text

#141115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC9DCB

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

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