#BCB0DB#BCB0DB

#BCB0DB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.062 H 297.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BCB0DB
RGB	rgb(188, 176, 219)
HSL	hsl(257, 37%, 77%)
HSV	hsv(257, 20%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 19.6%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(74.10, 12.70, -20.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(74.10, 23.75, 302.31°)
OKLab	oklab(78.15% 0.0287 -0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(78.15% 0.062 297.7)
XYZ	xyz(49.0479, 46.8563, 73.4643)
Luminance	0.4686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BCB0DB #CFDBB0

analogous

#B0BADB #BCB0DB #D1B0DB

triadic

#BCB0DB #DBBCB0 #B0DBBC

tetradic

#BCB0DB #DBB0BA #CFDBB0 #B0DBD1

square

#BCB0DB #DBB0BA #CFDBB0 #B0DBD1

split-complementary

#BCB0DB #DBD1B0 #BADBB0

monochromatic

#755CB5 #9886C8 #BCB0DB #E0DAEE #EDEAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.02

#BCB0DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.37

#BCB0DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BCB0DB

10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BCB0DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BCB0DB	1.00	2.02	10.37	10.37
#FFFFFF	2.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7B6DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A9B6DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7B6BE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B6B6B6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bcb0db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 176, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.062 297.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0c7e6',
    500: '#bcb0db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bcb0db;
$custom-light: #d0c7e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bcb0db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.744,
    "s": 37.391,
    "l": 77.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.78152,
    "c": 0.06169,
    "h": 297.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.46857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BCB0DB

secondary

#E8ECDF

accent

#B0358E

background

#FCFCFE

surface

#F9F8FC

border

#D2D1D5

text

#141316

muted

#828284

Preview Lab

Preview with #BCB0DB

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

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