#BC9EAD#BC9EAD
#BC9EAD is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.041 H 346.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9EAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 158, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(330, 18%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(330, 16%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.14, 13.60, -3.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.14, 14.08, 345.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.05% 0.0397 -0.0095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.05% 0.041 346.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5081, 38.1632, 44.7594) |
| Luminance | 0.3816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 5.49
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 6.69
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 6.75
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.63
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.35
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9EAD #9EBCAD
analogous
#BC9EBC #BC9EAD #BC9E9E
triadic
#BC9EAD #ADBC9E #9EADBC
tetradic
#BC9EAD #BCBC9E #9EBCAD #9E9EBC
square
#BC9EAD #BCBC9E #9EBCAD #9E9EBC
split-complementary
#BC9EAD #9EBC9E #9EBCBC
monochromatic
#845B70 #A37A8E #BC9EAD #D5C2CC #EEE6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#BC9EAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#BC9EAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9EAD
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9EAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9EAD | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A3AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A8AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19EA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9ead; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 158, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.041 346.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bac5',
500: '#bc9ead',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9ead; $custom-light: #d0bac5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9ead",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 158,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 330,
"s": 18.293,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73054,
"c": 0.04077,
"h": 346.5
},
"luminance": 0.38162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9EAD
secondary
#D6E0DB
accent
#9D7349
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F8
border
#D2D0D1
text
#141112
muted
#828081