#BCACD4#BCACD4
#BCACD4 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.059 H 303.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCACD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 172, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 32%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 19%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.3%, 18.9%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, 13.42, -18.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 22.56, 306.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.11% 0.0322 -0.0492) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.11% 0.059 303.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3730, 44.9499, 68.4551) |
| Luminance | 0.4495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.39
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.45
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.79
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 8.39
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.42
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 8.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCACD4 #C4D4AC
analogous
#ACB0D4 #BCACD4 #D0ACD4
triadic
#BCACD4 #D4BCAC #ACD4BC
tetradic
#BCACD4 #D4ACB0 #C4D4AC #ACD4D0
square
#BCACD4 #D4ACB0 #C4D4AC #ACD4D0
split-complementary
#BCACD4 #D4D0AC #B0D4AC
monochromatic
#7B5BAA #9B84BF #BCACD4 #DDD4E9 #EFEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#BCACD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#BCACD4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCACD4
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCACD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCACD4 | 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)
#A5B2D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B3D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8B1B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcacd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 172, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.059 303.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c4e1',
500: '#bcacd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcacd4; $custom-light: #d0c4e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcacd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 172,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264,
"s": 31.746,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77114,
"c": 0.05878,
"h": 303.2
},
"luminance": 0.4495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCACD4
secondary
#E7EBE0
accent
#AA3B7E
background
#FCFCFD
surface
#F9F8FB
border
#D2D1D4
text
#141215
muted
#828183