#BCAADD#BCAADD
#BCAADD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.074 H 300.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAADD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 170, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 43%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 23%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 23.1%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.67, 16.43, -23.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.67, 28.54, 305.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.07% 0.038 -0.0637) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.07% 0.074 300.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1623, 44.6612, 74.4758) |
| Luminance | 0.4466 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.10
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.90
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 6.32
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.58
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.33
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAADD #CBDDAA
analogous
#AAB2DD #BCAADD #D6AADD
triadic
#BCAADD #DDBCAA #AADDBC
tetradic
#BCAADD #DDAAB2 #CBDDAA #AADDD6
square
#BCAADD #DDAAB2 #CBDDAA #AADDD6
split-complementary
#BCAADD #DDD6AA #B2DDAA
monochromatic
#7753BA #9A7ECC #BCAADD #DED6EE #EEE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#BCAADD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#BCAADD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAADD
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAADD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAADD | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0B2DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B2DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7B1BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcaadd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 170, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.074 300.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c3e7',
500: '#bcaadd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcaadd; $custom-light: #d0c3e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcaadd",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 170,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.176,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77068,
"c": 0.07419,
"h": 300.8
},
"luminance": 0.44661
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAADD
secondary
#E8EDDE
accent
#B63087
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F9F7FC
border
#D2D0D5
text
#141216
muted
#828184