#BCA2CD#BCA2CD
#BCA2CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.067 H 311.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 162, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 21%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.13, 17.50, -18.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.13, 25.40, 313.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.93% 0.0447 -0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.93% 0.067 311.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6770, 40.9402, 63.2944) |
| Luminance | 0.4094 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.87
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.57
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.01
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.68
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.12
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA2CD #B3CDA2
analogous
#A7A2CD #BCA2CD #CDA2C9
triadic
#BCA2CD #CDBCA2 #A2CDBC
tetradic
#BCA2CD #CDA7A2 #B3CDA2 #A2C9CD
square
#BCA2CD #CDA7A2 #B3CDA2 #A2C9CD
split-complementary
#BCA2CD #C9CDA2 #A2CDA7
monochromatic
#82569F #9F7AB8 #BCA2CD #D9CAE2 #F1EBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#BCA2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#BCA2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA2CD
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA2CD | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBA7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 162, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.067 311.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bddc',
500: '#bca2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca2cd; $custom-light: #d0bddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 162,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.279,
"s": 30.07,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74927,
"c": 0.06698,
"h": 311.9
},
"luminance": 0.4094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA2CD
secondary
#E4EBE0
accent
#A93D67
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183