#BCA8F2#BCA8F2
#BCA8F2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.106 H 296.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA8F2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 168, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 74%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 31%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.3%, 30.6%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.96, 22.22, -34.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.96, 40.89, 302.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.55% 0.0468 -0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.55% 0.106 296.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7650, 45.1070, 90.0192) |
| Luminance | 0.4511 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 3.57
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.33
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.35
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.74
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.86
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA8F2 #DEF2A8
analogous
#A8B9F2 #BCA8F2 #E1A8F2
triadic
#BCA8F2 #F2BCA8 #A8F2BC
tetradic
#BCA8F2 #F2A8B9 #DEF2A8 #A8F2E1
square
#BCA8F2 #F2A8B9 #DEF2A8 #A8F2E1
split-complementary
#BCA8F2 #F2E1A8 #B9F2A8
monochromatic
#6A3EE2 #9373EA #BCA8F2 #E5DDFA #EAE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#BCA8F2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.02
#BCA8F2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA8F2
10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA8F2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA8F2 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.02 | 10.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96B3F5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99B2F0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2B4C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca8f2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 168, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.106 296.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c2f6',
500: '#bca8f2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca8f2; $custom-light: #d1c2f6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca8f2",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 168,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.216,
"s": 74,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77554,
"c": 0.10575,
"h": 296.3
},
"luminance": 0.45107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA8F2
secondary
#ECF3D8
accent
#D60FA0
background
#FCFBFF
surface
#F9F7FE
border
#D2D0D6
text
#141217
muted
#828185