#BC9DCF#BC9DCF
#BC9DCF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.078 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9DCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 157, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 34%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 24%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 24.2%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.98, 20.68, -21.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.98, 29.67, 314.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.06% 0.0528 -0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.06% 0.078 312.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0566, 39.3108, 64.2862) |
| Luminance | 0.3931 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.47
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.61
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.96
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.63
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.78
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9DCF #B0CF9D
analogous
#A39DCF #BC9DCF #CF9DC9
triadic
#BC9DCF #CFBC9D #9DCFBC
tetradic
#BC9DCF #CFA39D #B0CF9D #9DC9CF
square
#BC9DCF #CFA39D #B0CF9D #9DC9CF
split-complementary
#BC9DCF #C9CF9D #9DCFA3
monochromatic
#834FA2 #A074BB #BC9DCF #D8C6E3 #F1EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#BC9DCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.86
#BC9DCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9DCF
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9DCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9DCF | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A7D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA9CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAA3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9dcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 157, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.078 312.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0badd',
500: '#bc9dcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9dcf; $custom-light: #d0badd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9dcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 157,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.2,
"s": 34.247,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74058,
"c": 0.0783,
"h": 312.4
},
"luminance": 0.3931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9DCF
secondary
#E2EADD
accent
#AD3865
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#828083