#BCA2E1#BCA2E1
#BCA2E1 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.093 H 303.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA2E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 162, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 51%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 28%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.4%, 28%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.85, 21.73, -28.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.85, 35.69, 307.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.71% 0.0507 -0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.71% 0.093 303.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2472, 41.9683, 76.8312) |
| Luminance | 0.4197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.95
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.71
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.68
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.09
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.68
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA2E1 #C7E1A2
analogous
#A2A7E1 #BCA2E1 #DBA2E1
triadic
#BCA2E1 #E1BCA2 #A2E1BC
tetradic
#BCA2E1 #E1A2A7 #C7E1A2 #A2E1DB
square
#BCA2E1 #E1A2A7 #C7E1A2 #A2E1DB
split-complementary
#BCA2E1 #E1DBA2 #A7E1A2
monochromatic
#7945C3 #9B74D2 #BCA2E1 #DDD0F0 #EEE8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#BCA2E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#BCA2E1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA2E1
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA2E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA2E1 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95ADE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AADDF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6ABB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca2e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 162, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.093 303.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bdea',
500: '#bca2e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca2e1; $custom-light: #d1bdea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca2e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 162,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.762,
"s": 51.22,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75714,
"c": 0.09279,
"h": 303.1
},
"luminance": 0.41968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA2E1
secondary
#E7EFDC
accent
#BF2780
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141216
muted
#828184