#BCA2E2#BCA2E2
#BCA2E2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.094 H 302.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA2E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 162, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 52%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 28%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.8%, 28.3%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.89, 21.95, -28.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.89, 36.22, 307.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.76% 0.051 -0.0791) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.76% 0.094 302.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3841, 42.0231, 77.5517) |
| Luminance | 0.4202 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.96
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.56
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.55
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.11
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.50
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA2E2 #C8E2A2
analogous
#A2A8E2 #BCA2E2 #DCA2E2
triadic
#BCA2E2 #E2BCA2 #A2E2BC
tetradic
#BCA2E2 #E2A2A8 #C8E2A2 #A2E2DC
square
#BCA2E2 #E2A2A8 #C8E2A2 #A2E2DC
split-complementary
#BCA2E2 #E2DCA2 #A8E2A2
monochromatic
#7945C5 #9A73D3 #BCA2E2 #DED1F1 #EEE8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#BCA2E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#BCA2E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA2E2
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA2E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA2E2 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95ADE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AADE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6ABB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca2e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 162, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.094 302.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bdeb',
500: '#bca2e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca2e2; $custom-light: #d1bdeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca2e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 162,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.375,
"s": 52.459,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75756,
"c": 0.0941,
"h": 302.8
},
"luminance": 0.42023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA2E2
secondary
#E7EFDC
accent
#C02681
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F6FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141216
muted
#828184