#BCABDB#BCABDB
#BCABDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.070 H 301.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCABDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 171, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 40%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 22%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.2%, 21.9%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.85, 15.45, -21.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.85, 26.86, 305.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.18% 0.0359 -0.0599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.18% 0.07 301) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.0856, 44.9316, 73.1435) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.72
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.50
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 6.78
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.10
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.27
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCABDB #CADBAB
analogous
#ABB2DB #BCABDB #D4ABDB
triadic
#BCABDB #DBBCAB #ABDBBC
tetradic
#BCABDB #DBABB2 #CADBAB #ABDBD4
square
#BCABDB #DBABB2 #CADBAB #ABDBD4
split-complementary
#BCABDB #DBD4AB #B2DBAB
monochromatic
#7855B6 #9A80C9 #BCABDB #DED6ED #EEEAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#BCABDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#BCABDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCABDB
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCABDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCABDB | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2B3DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4B3DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7B2BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcabdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 171, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.070 301.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c4e6',
500: '#bcabdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcabdb; $custom-light: #d0c4e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcabdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 171,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.25,
"s": 40,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77183,
"c": 0.06984,
"h": 301
},
"luminance": 0.44932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCABDB
secondary
#E8EDDE
accent
#B33285
background
#FCFCFE
surface
#F9F8FC
border
#D2D1D5
text
#141216
muted
#828184