#BC1999#BC1999
#BC1999 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.224 H 339.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC1999 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 25, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(313, 77%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(313, 87%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 86.7%, 18.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.78, 70.33, -29.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.78, 76.08, 337.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.54% 0.2102 -0.0786) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.54% 0.224 339.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8373, 13.6894, 31.3598) |
| Luminance | 0.1369 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 5.29
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.76
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.76
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.85
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 7.01
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC1999 #19BC3C
analogous
#8D19BC #BC1999 #BC1948
triadic
#BC1999 #99BC19 #1999BC
tetradic
#BC1999 #BC8D19 #19BC3C #1948BC
square
#BC1999 #BC8D19 #19BC3C #1948BC
split-complementary
#BC1999 #48BC19 #19BC8D
monochromatic
#500B41 #86126D #BC1999 #E32FBD #EB65CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#BC1999 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#BC1999 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC1999
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC1999 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC1999 | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.74 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#28589C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#617096
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7235C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc1999; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 25, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.224 339.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d56fb7',
500: '#bc1999',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc1999; $custom-light: #d56fb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc1999",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 25,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 312.883,
"s": 76.526,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54539,
"c": 0.22437,
"h": 339.5
},
"luminance": 0.13687
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC1999
secondary
#61CF79
accent
#F35E35
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FBEDF6
border
#D4C8D0
text
#150911
muted
#837B80