#BCAAFF#BCAAFF
#BCAAFF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.120 H 293.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAAFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 170, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 100%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 33%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.97, 24.15, -39.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.97, 46.55, 301.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.5% 0.0473 -0.1105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.5% 0.12 293.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1594, 46.6601, 100.7939) |
| Luminance | 0.4666 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.66
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.82
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.32
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.76
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.22
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAAFF #EDFFAA
analogous
#AAC2FF #BCAAFF #E6AAFF
triadic
#BCAAFF #FFBCAA #AAFFBC
tetradic
#BCAAFF #FFAAC2 #EDFFAA #AAFFE6
square
#BCAAFF #FFAAC2 #EDFFAA #AAFFE6
split-complementary
#BCAAFF #FFE6AA #C2FFAA
monochromatic
#5C30FF #8C6DFF #BCAAFF #E7E0FF #E7E0FF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#BCAAFF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.33
#BCAAFF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAAFF
10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAAFF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAAFF | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.33 | 10.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94B7FF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95B4FD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEB9C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcaaff; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 170, 255); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.120 293.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c3ff',
500: '#bcaaff',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcaaff; $custom-light: #d1c3ff; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcaaff",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 170,
"b": 255
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.706,
"s": 100,
"l": 83.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78501,
"c": 0.12019,
"h": 293.1
},
"luminance": 0.46661
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAAFF
secondary
#F0F7D4
accent
#E600B5
background
#FDFCFF
surface
#FAF8FF
border
#D3D1D7
text
#141218
muted
#838186