#BCA1DA#BCA1DA
#BCA1DA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.085 H 306.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA1DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 161, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 26%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.8%, 26.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.35, 20.77, -25.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.35, 32.69, 309.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.24% 0.0502 -0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.24% 0.085 306) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1364, 41.2433, 71.8463) |
| Luminance | 0.4124 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.50
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.78
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.90
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.81
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 6.62
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA1DA #BFDAA1
analogous
#A1A3DA #BCA1DA #D9A1DA
triadic
#BCA1DA #DABCA1 #A1DABC
tetradic
#BCA1DA #DAA1A3 #BFDAA1 #A1DAD9
square
#BCA1DA #DAA1A3 #BFDAA1 #A1DAD9
split-complementary
#BCA1DA #DAD9A1 #A3DAA1
monochromatic
#7D49B7 #9D75C9 #BCA1DA #DBCDEB #EFE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#BCA1DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.25
#BCA1DA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA1DA
9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA1DA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA1DA | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.25 | 9.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97ABDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CACD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A9B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca1da; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 161, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.085 306.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bde5',
500: '#bca1da',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca1da; $custom-light: #d0bde5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca1da",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 161,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.421,
"s": 43.511,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75242,
"c": 0.08533,
"h": 306
},
"luminance": 0.41243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA1DA
secondary
#E6EDDE
accent
#B72F76
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141215
muted
#828184