#BC9FCF#BC9FCF
#BC9FCF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.075 H 311.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9FCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 159, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 33%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 23%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 23.2%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.46, 19.57, -20.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.46, 28.36, 313.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.43% 0.0498 -0.0557) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.43% 0.075 311.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3978, 39.9931, 64.3999) |
| Luminance | 0.3999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.37
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.63
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.61
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.97
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.04
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9FCF #B2CF9F
analogous
#A49FCF #BC9FCF #CF9FCA
triadic
#BC9FCF #CFBC9F #9FCFBC
tetradic
#BC9FCF #CFA49F #B2CF9F #9FCACF
square
#BC9FCF #CFA49F #B2CF9F #9FCACF
split-complementary
#BC9FCF #CACF9F #9FCFA4
monochromatic
#8251A2 #A076BB #BC9FCF #D8C8E3 #F1EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#BC9FCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.00
#BC9FCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9FCF
9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9FCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9FCF | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.00 | 9.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A8D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAACD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAA5B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9fcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 159, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.075 311.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bbdd',
500: '#bc9fcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9fcf; $custom-light: #d0bbdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9fcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 159,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.25,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74434,
"c": 0.07477,
"h": 311.8
},
"luminance": 0.39993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9FCF
secondary
#E4EBDF
accent
#AC3967
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183