#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
RGBrgb(188, 157, 207)
HSLhsl(277, 34%, 71%)
HSVhsv(277, 24%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(9.2%, 24.2%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LABlab(68.98, 20.68, -21.27)
CIE-LCHlch(68.98, 29.67, 314.19°)
OKLaboklab(74.06% 0.0528 -0.0578)
OKLCHoklch(74.06% 0.078 312.4)
XYZxyz(44.0566, 39.3108, 64.2862)
Luminance0.3931 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

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
##BC9DCF1.002.378.868.86
#FFFFFF2.371.0021.0021.00
#0000008.8621.001.001.00
##0000008.8621.001.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#BC9DCF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva