#BCAEBA#BCAEBA
#BCAEBA is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.023 H 330.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCAEBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 174, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 9%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 7%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 1.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.57, 7.18, -4.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.57, 8.37, 329.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.62% 0.02 -0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.62% 0.023 330.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7368, 44.5091, 52.6792) |
| Luminance | 0.4451 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.90
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.95
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.68
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.54
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.93
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 10.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCAEBA #AEBCB0
analogous
#B7AEBC #BCAEBA #BCAEB3
triadic
#BCAEBA #BABCAE #AEBABC
tetradic
#BCAEBA #BCB7AE #AEBCB0 #AEB3BC
square
#BCAEBA #BCB7AE #AEBCB0 #AEB3BC
split-complementary
#BCAEBA #B3BCAE #AEBCB7
monochromatic
#836C80 #A08D9D #BCAEBA #D8CFD7 #F1EEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#BCAEBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.90
#BCAEBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCAEBA
9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCAEBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCAEBA | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.90 | 9.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB1BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B3B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDAFB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcaeba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 174, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.023 330.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c6ce',
500: '#bcaeba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcaeba; $custom-light: #d0c6ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcaeba",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 174,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.571,
"s": 9.459,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76623,
"c": 0.02303,
"h": 330.4
},
"luminance": 0.44509
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCAEBA
secondary
#E1E5E2
accent
#935B52
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F9F8F9
border
#D2D1D2
text
#141313
muted
#828282