#BCB4E0 — Light Violet

#BCB4E0 is a light violet in the Violet family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light lilac, and it is also commonly known as Lilac, Wisteria. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#BCB4E0 color swatch, light violet#BCB4E0
CSS Namelightsteelblue (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f5f5f8
100#eae9f0
200#d9d7e6
300#c1bcd6
400#a39cc2
500#8c84b0
600#7b729c
700#665e84
800#554e6f
900#48425f
950#2a2639

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.95:1
Contrast on black
10.74:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.005 293.3); /* #f5f5f8 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.01 293.3); /* #eae9f0 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.02 293.3); /* #d9d7e6 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.037 293.3); /* #c1bcd6 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.054 293.3); /* #a39cc2 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.065 293.3); /* #8c84b0 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.064 293.3); /* #7b729c */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.06 293.3); /* #665e84 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.054 293.3); /* #554e6f */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.048 293.3); /* #48425f */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.034 293.3); /* #2a2639 */
}

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