#BCA1BF#BCA1BF
#BCA1BF is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.052 H 322.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA1BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 161, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 19%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 16%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 15.7%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, 15.27, -11.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 19.25, 322.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.23% 0.0415 -0.0314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.23% 0.052 322.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8866, 39.9434, 54.7307) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.50
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.03
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.05
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.77
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.03
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA1BF #A4BFA1
analogous
#ADA1BF #BCA1BF #BFA1B3
triadic
#BCA1BF #BFBCA1 #A1BFBC
tetradic
#BCA1BF #BFADA1 #A4BFA1 #A1B3BF
square
#BCA1BF #BFADA1 #A4BFA1 #A1B3BF
split-complementary
#BCA1BF #B3BFA1 #A1BFAD
monochromatic
#845D89 #A27DA6 #BCA1BF #D6C5D8 #F0EAF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#BCA1BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#BCA1BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA1BF
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA1BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA1BF | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 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)
#9FA8C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ABBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDA4AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca1bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 161, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.052 322.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bdd2',
500: '#bca1bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca1bf; $custom-light: #d0bdd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca1bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 161,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294,
"s": 18.987,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74231,
"c": 0.05207,
"h": 322.9
},
"luminance": 0.39943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA1BF
secondary
#DAE2DA
accent
#9D4851
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F9
border
#D2D0D2
text
#141214
muted
#828182