#BC237C#BC237C

#BC237C is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.201 H 351.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC237C
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 124)
HSL	hsl(325, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(325, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 34%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, 64.72, -12.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 65.84, 349.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% 0.1986 -0.0314)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.201 351)
XYZ	xyz(24.9797, 13.3517, 20.3266)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC237C #23BC63

analogous

#AF23BC #BC237C #BC232F

triadic

#BC237C #7CBC23 #237CBC

tetradic

#BC237C #BCAF23 #23BC63 #232FBC

square

#BC237C #BCAF23 #23BC63 #232FBC

split-complementary

#BC237C #2FBC23 #23BCAF

monochromatic

#551038 #88195A #BC237C #DC419B #E574B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#BC237C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#BC237C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC237C

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC237C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC237C	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41557E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7079

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB124E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc237c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.201 351.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d570a2',
    500: '#bc237c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc237c;
$custom-light: #d570a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc237c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 325.098,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53778,
    "c": 0.20109,
    "h": 351
  },
  "luminance": 0.13349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC237C

secondary

#6FCC96

accent

#EB863C

background

#FDF7F9

surface

#FBEDF2

border

#D4C8CC

text

#15090F

muted

#837B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC237C

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

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