#BCA4EE#BCA4EE
#BCA4EE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.107 H 298.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA4EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 164, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 69%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 31%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21%, 31.1%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.84, 23.52, -33.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.84, 41.26, 304.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.64% 0.0514 -0.0936) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.64% 0.107 298.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4437, 43.4151, 86.6474) |
| Luminance | 0.4341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.29
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.46
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 3.66
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.23
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.30
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA4EE #D6EEA4
analogous
#A4B1EE #BCA4EE #E1A4EE
triadic
#BCA4EE #EEBCA4 #A4EEBC
tetradic
#BCA4EE #EEA4B1 #D6EEA4 #A4EEE1
square
#BCA4EE #EEA4B1 #D6EEA4 #A4EEE1
split-complementary
#BCA4EE #EEE1A4 #B1EEA4
monochromatic
#703DDB #9670E4 #BCA4EE #E2D8F8 #ECE5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#BCA4EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#BCA4EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA4EE
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA4EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA4EE | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93B0F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97AFEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3B0BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca4ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 164, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.107 298.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bff3',
500: '#bca4ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca4ee; $custom-light: #d1bff3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca4ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 164,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.459,
"s": 68.519,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76637,
"c": 0.10675,
"h": 298.8
},
"luminance": 0.43415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA4EE
secondary
#EAF2D9
accent
#D01594
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F7FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141217
muted
#828185