#BCA1DB#BCA1DB
#BCA1DB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.087 H 305.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA1DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 161, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 45%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 26%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.2%, 26.5%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.38, 20.98, -25.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.38, 33.21, 309.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.28% 0.0505 -0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.28% 0.087 305.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2676, 41.2958, 72.5375) |
| Luminance | 0.4130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.35
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.57
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.84
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.63
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 6.50
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA1DB #C0DBA1
analogous
#A1A3DB #BCA1DB #D9A1DB
triadic
#BCA1DB #DBBCA1 #A1DBBC
tetradic
#BCA1DB #DBA1A3 #C0DBA1 #A1DBD9
square
#BCA1DB #DBA1A3 #C0DBA1 #A1DBD9
split-complementary
#BCA1DB #DBD9A1 #A3DBA1
monochromatic
#7D48B9 #9C75CA #BCA1DB #DCCDEC #EFE9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#BCA1DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.26
#BCA1DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA1DB
9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA1DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA1DB | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.26 | 9.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96ABDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BACD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A9B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca1db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 161, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.087 305.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bde6',
500: '#bca1db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca1db; $custom-light: #d0bde6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca1db",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 161,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.931,
"s": 44.615,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75282,
"c": 0.08663,
"h": 305.6
},
"luminance": 0.41296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA1DB
secondary
#E6EDDE
accent
#B82E78
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141216
muted
#828184