#BCA5EF#BCA5EF
#BCA5EF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.106 H 298.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA5EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 165, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 70%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 31%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.3%, 31%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.12, 23.20, -34.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.12, 41.16, 304.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.87% 0.0502 -0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.87% 0.106 298.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7707, 43.8333, 87.4832) |
| Luminance | 0.4383 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.53
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 3.59
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.66
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.33
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.41
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA5EF #D8EFA5
analogous
#A5B3EF #BCA5EF #E1A5EF
triadic
#BCA5EF #EFBCA5 #A5EFBC
tetradic
#BCA5EF #EFA5B3 #D8EFA5 #A5EFE1
square
#BCA5EF #EFA5B3 #D8EFA5 #A5EFE1
split-complementary
#BCA5EF #EFE1A5 #B3EFA5
monochromatic
#6F3DDD #9571E6 #BCA5EF #E3D9F8 #ECE5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#BCA5EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#BCA5EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA5EF
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA5EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA5EF | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94B1F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98B0ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3B1C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca5ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 165, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.106 298.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1bff4',
500: '#bca5ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca5ef; $custom-light: #d1bff4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca5ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 165,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.649,
"s": 69.811,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76866,
"c": 0.10648,
"h": 298.1
},
"luminance": 0.43834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA5EF
secondary
#EAF2D9
accent
#D21497
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F7FD
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141217
muted
#828185