#BCA2CF#BCA2CF
#BCA2CF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.069 H 310.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA2CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 162, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 32%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 22%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 21.7%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.20, 17.91, -19.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.20, 26.41, 312.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75% 0.0454 -0.0526) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75% 0.069 310.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9199, 41.0374, 64.5740) |
| Luminance | 0.4104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.23
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.06
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.63
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.56
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.59
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA2CF #B5CFA2
analogous
#A6A2CF #BCA2CF #CFA2CB
triadic
#BCA2CF #CFBCA2 #A2CFBC
tetradic
#BCA2CF #CFA6A2 #B5CFA2 #A2CBCF
square
#BCA2CF #CFA6A2 #B5CFA2 #A2CBCF
split-complementary
#BCA2CF #CBCFA2 #A2CFA6
monochromatic
#8154A3 #9F7ABA #BCA2CF #D9CAE4 #F0EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#BCA2CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#BCA2CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA2CF
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA2CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA2CF | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BAAD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ACCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAA7B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca2cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 162, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.069 310.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bddd',
500: '#bca2cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca2cf; $custom-light: #d0bddd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca2cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 162,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.667,
"s": 31.915,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75003,
"c": 0.06949,
"h": 310.7
},
"luminance": 0.41037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA2CF
secondary
#E5EBE0
accent
#AB3B6A
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183