#BC9DDC#BC9DDC
#BC9DDC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.095 H 306.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9DDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 157, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 47%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 29%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.5%, 28.6%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.45, 23.42, -27.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.45, 36.29, 310.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.58% 0.0566 -0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.58% 0.095 306.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7118, 39.9729, 73.0036) |
| Luminance | 0.3997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.23
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.60
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.70
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.56
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.72
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9DDC #BDDC9D
analogous
#9D9EDC #BC9DDC #DC9DDC
triadic
#BC9DDC #DCBC9D #9DDCBC
tetradic
#BC9DDC #DC9D9E #BDDC9D #9DDCDC
square
#BC9DDC #DC9D9E #BDDC9D #9DDCDC
split-complementary
#BC9DDC #DCDC9D #9EDC9D
monochromatic
#7E43BC #9D70CC #BC9DDC #DBCAEC #F0E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BC9DDC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BC9DDC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9DDC
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9DDC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9DDC | 1.00 | 2.33 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A8DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98AADA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A6B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9ddc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 157, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.095 306.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bae7',
500: '#bc9ddc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9ddc; $custom-light: #d1bae7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9ddc",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 157,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.524,
"s": 47.368,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74579,
"c": 0.09474,
"h": 306.7
},
"luminance": 0.39973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9DDC
secondary
#E6EEDD
accent
#BB2B74
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#828084