#BC98EA

Closest named color: Baby Purple (#CA9BF7). oklch(74.3% 0.121 303.8), rgb(188, 152, 234).

Black text reads best on this color (8.81:1).

About this color

#BC98EA is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 74%, its chroma 0.121 and its hue 304°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Baby Purple (#CA9BF7), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.81:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (74%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.121)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Baby Purple (#CA9BF7)
Black text	8.81:1
White text	2.38:1

Values

HEX	#BC98EA
RGB	rgb(188, 152, 234)
HSL	hsl(266, 66%, 76%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.3% 0.121 303.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #BC98EA	2.38:1	Fails	Lc -51.8	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #BC98EA	8.81:1	AAA	Lc 57.1	Large or bold text, headings
#BC98EA text on white	2.38:1	Fails	Lc 46.9	Large or bold text, headings
#BC98EA text on black	8.81:1	AAA	Lc -55.2	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F7F4FB

oklch(97.1% 0.01 305.4)
Step 100
100

#EDE7F6

oklch(93.7% 0.021 304)
Step 200
200

#DFD3F0

oklch(88.5% 0.041 304.3)
Step 300
300

#CBB5E9

oklch(80.9% 0.076 304)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#BC98EA

oklch(74.3% 0.121 303.8)
Step 500
500

#9E6ED5

oklch(63.1% 0.156 303.8)
Step 600
600

#8954C2

oklch(55.6% 0.168 303.6)
Step 700
700

#7443A7

oklch(49% 0.157 303.7)
Step 800
800

#5F3888

oklch(42.7% 0.131 303.9)
Step 900
900

#4D316D

oklch(37.6% 0.102 303.4)
Step 950
950

#2D1D40

oklch(26.9% 0.065 303.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BC98EA with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#86A7ED	0.079
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8DA8E8	0.074
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B5A5B6	0.094
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A8A8A8	0.122