#BCB9EF

Accessibility

AAA

11.32:1

Vs white / black

1.85:1 · 11.32:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bcb9ef

RGB

rgb(188, 185, 239)

RGBA

rgba(188, 185, 239, 1)

HSL

hsl(243, 63%, 83%)

HSLA

hsla(243, 63%, 83%, 1)

HSV

hsv(243, 23%, 94%)

LAB

lab(77.05% 12.16 -26.41)

LCH

lch(77.05% 29.07 294.72)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8067 0.0223 -0.0724)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8067 0.0758 287.12)

XYZ

xyz(53.66, 51.62, 88.78)

CMYK

cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 6%)

CSS

color: #bcb9ef;

CSS variable

--color-bcb9ef: #bcb9ef;

SCSS

$color-bcb9ef: #bcb9ef;

JavaScript

const color = "#bcb9ef";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bcb9ef";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bcb9ef" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bcb9ef", "rgb": { "r": 188, "g": 185, "b": 239 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8067 0.0758 287.12)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bcb9ef-1: #bcb9ef;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

violet-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.88 · #C4B5FD

Nearest CSS named color

LightSteelBlue

Very different · ΔE 10.19 · #B0C4DE

Nearest Material color

indigo-200

Very different · ΔE 6.34 · #9FA8DA

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 22.14 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f2f1ff 100e5e4ff 200d1cffa 300bab8e8 4009e9bcf 500837fb2 6006d6a96 700575479 80042405d 9002e2c43 95019182b

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9f9fe f4f3fc eeeefb e9e8fa e3e2f8 dedcf7 d8d6f6 d2d0f4 cdcbf3 c7c5f2 c2bff0 bcb9ef acaadb 9d9ac7 8d8bb3 7d7b9f 6e6c8b 5e5d78 4e4d64 3f3e50 2f2e3c 1f1f28 100f14

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9f9fe f4f3fc eeeefb e9e8fa e3e2f8 dedcf7 d8d6f6 d2d0f4 cdcbf3 c7c5f2 c2bff0

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

acaadb 9d9ac7 8d8bb3 7d7b9f 6e6c8b 5e5d78 4e4d64 3f3e50 2f2e3c 1f1f28 100f14

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b7b4e6 b2b0dd adabd3 a8a6ca a3a1c1 9e9db8 9998ae 9493a5 8f8e9c 8a8a93 858589

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BCB9EFStop 1 #ECEFB8Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#B8D1EFStop 1 #BCB9EFStop 2 #D6B8EFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BCB9EFStop 1 #EFBBB8Stop 2 #B8EFBBStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BCB9EFStop 1 #EFD6B8Stop 2 #D1EFB8Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#161353Stop 1 #272191Stop 2 #372FD0Stop 3 #736EDEStop 4 #AFACECStop 5

Using this color

Where #bcb9ef works

#BCB9EF (#bcb9ef) sits in the indigo family at about 243° hue, 63% saturation, and 83% lightness. Contrast is 1.85:1 on white and 11.32:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: violet-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bcb9ef as small body text on white — 1.85:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Intuition, depth, and sincerity. Common in enterprise software and thoughtful products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Indigo range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind violet 300#C4B5FD Web Safe #CCCCFF#CCCCFF Material Indigo 200#9FA8DA Material Deep Purple 100#D1C4E9 Tailwind indigo 200#C7D2FE Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9 Tailwind indigo 300#A5B4FC Tailwind purple 300#D8B4FE Material Deep Purple 200#B39DDB Tailwind violet 200#DDD6FE Web Safe #9999CC#9999CC Spectrum #959BD0#959BD0