#BCABCB#BCABCB

#BCABCB is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.049 H 309.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BCABCB
RGB	rgb(188, 171, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 24%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(272, 16%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.4%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.31, 12.12, -14.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.31, 18.53, 310.85°)
OKLab	oklab(76.6% 0.0307 -0.0378)
OKLCH	oklch(76.6% 0.049 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(46.0796, 44.1292, 62.5786)
Luminance	0.4413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BCABCB #BACBAB

analogous

#ACABCB #BCABCB #CBABCA

triadic

#BCABCB #CBBCAB #ABCBBC

tetradic

#BCABCB #CBACAB #BACBAB #ABCACB

square

#BCABCB #CBACAB #BACBAB #ABCACB

split-complementary

#BCABCB #CACBAB #ABCBAC

monochromatic

#80609B #9E85B4 #BCABCB #DAD1E2 #F0ECF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#BCABCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.83

#BCABCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BCABCB

9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BCABCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BCABCB	1.00	2.14	9.83	9.83
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6B1CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A9B2CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BAAFB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bcabcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 171, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.049 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0c4da',
    500: '#bcabcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bcabcb;
$custom-light: #d0c4da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bcabcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 171,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.875,
    "s": 23.529,
    "l": 73.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76595,
    "c": 0.04865,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BCABCB

secondary

#E5EAE1

accent

#A24470

background

#FCFCFD

surface

#F9F8FA

border

#D2D1D3

text

#141215

muted

#828183

Preview Lab

Preview with #BCABCB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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