#BCA3D2#BCA3D2
#BCA3D2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.072 H 308.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA3D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 163, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 34%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 22%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.5%, 22.4%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.55, 17.97, -20.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.55, 27.29, 311.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.31% 0.0448 -0.0558) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.31% 0.072 308.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4670, 41.5392, 66.5829) |
| Luminance | 0.4154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.50
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.83
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.46
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.06
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.55
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA3D2 #B9D2A3
analogous
#A4A3D2 #BCA3D2 #D2A3D0
triadic
#BCA3D2 #D2BCA3 #A3D2BC
tetradic
#BCA3D2 #D2A4A3 #B9D2A3 #A3D0D2
square
#BCA3D2 #D2A4A3 #B9D2A3 #A3D0D2
split-complementary
#BCA3D2 #D0D2A3 #A3D2A4
monochromatic
#8052A8 #9E7ABE #BCA3D2 #DACCE6 #F0EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#BCA3D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.31
#BCA3D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA3D2
9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA3D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA3D2 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.31 | 9.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BABD4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ADD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A9B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca3d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 163, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.072 308.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bee0',
500: '#bca3d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca3d2; $custom-light: #d0bee0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca3d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 163,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.915,
"s": 34.307,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75307,
"c": 0.07156,
"h": 308.8
},
"luminance": 0.41539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA3D2
secondary
#E5ECDF
accent
#AD386F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F6FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183