#BC9FDA#BC9FDA
#BC9FDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.089 H 306.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC9FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 159, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.8%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.86, 21.88, -25.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.86, 33.98, 310.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.87% 0.0531 -0.0711) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.87% 0.089 306.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.7897, 40.5499, 71.7307) |
| Luminance | 0.4055 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.37
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.26
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.40
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.87
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.34
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC9FDA #BDDA9F
analogous
#9FA0DA #BC9FDA #DA9FDA
triadic
#BC9FDA #DABC9F #9FDABC
tetradic
#BC9FDA #DA9FA0 #BDDA9F #9FDADA
square
#BC9FDA #DA9FA0 #BDDA9F #9FDADA
split-complementary
#BC9FDA #DADA9F #A0DA9F
monochromatic
#7E47B8 #9D73C9 #BC9FDA #DBCBEB #F0E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#BC9FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.11
#BC9FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BC9FDA
9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC9FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC9FDA | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.11 | 9.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94AADC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AABD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc9fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 159, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.089 306.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bbe5',
500: '#bc9fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc9fda; $custom-light: #d0bbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc9fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 159,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.492,
"s": 44.361,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74868,
"c": 0.08875,
"h": 306.8
},
"luminance": 0.4055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC9FDA
secondary
#E6EDDE
accent
#B82E74
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141215
muted
#828184