#BC227D#BC227D

#BC227D is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.202 H 350.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC227D
RGB	rgb(188, 34, 125)
HSL	hsl(325, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(325, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 33.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, 65.07, -12.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 66.32, 348.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.76% 0.1997 -0.0332)
OKLCH	oklch(53.76% 0.202 350.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.0143, 13.3192, 20.6517)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC227D #22BC61

analogous

#AE22BC #BC227D #BC2230

triadic

#BC227D #7DBC22 #227DBC

tetradic

#BC227D #BCAE22 #22BC61 #2230BC

square

#BC227D #BCAE22 #22BC61 #2230BC

split-complementary

#BC227D #30BC22 #22BCAE

monochromatic

#540F38 #88195B #BC227D #DC3F9C #E673B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#BC227D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#BC227D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC227D

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC227D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC227D	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40557F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D707A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA114E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc227d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 34, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.202 350.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d570a2',
    500: '#bc227d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc227d;
$custom-light: #d570a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc227d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 324.545,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53755,
    "c": 0.2024,
    "h": 350.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC227D

secondary

#6DCD94

accent

#EC843C

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FBEDF3

border

#D4C8CD

text

#15090F

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC227D

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

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