#BCA7CC#BCA7CC
#BCA7CC is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.057 H 310.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA7CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 167, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 27%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 18%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 18.1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.34, 14.53, -16.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.34, 21.63, 312.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.85% 0.0369 -0.0433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.85% 0.057 310.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4550, 42.6887, 62.9602) |
| Luminance | 0.4269 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.54
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.98
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.63
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 9.03
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 9.06
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA7CC #B7CCA7
analogous
#A9A7CC #BCA7CC #CCA7CA
triadic
#BCA7CC #CCBCA7 #A7CCBC
tetradic
#BCA7CC #CCA9A7 #B7CCA7 #A7CACC
square
#BCA7CC #CCA9A7 #B7CCA7 #A7CACC
split-complementary
#BCA7CC #CACCA7 #A7CCA9
monochromatic
#815B9D #9F80B6 #BCA7CC #D9CEE2 #F0ECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#BCA7CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#BCA7CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA7CC
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA7CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA7CC | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.54 | 9.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2AECE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AFCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BAABB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca7cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 167, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.057 310.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c1db',
500: '#bca7cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca7cc; $custom-light: #d0c1db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca7cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 167,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.054,
"s": 26.619,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75852,
"c": 0.05692,
"h": 310.5
},
"luminance": 0.42688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA7CC
secondary
#E5EAE1
accent
#A5406C
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F9F7FB
border
#D2D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183