#BC237D#BC237D

#BC237D is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.202 H 350.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC237D
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 125)
HSL	hsl(325, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(325, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 33.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.33, 64.83, -12.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.33, 66.05, 348.96°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.1989 -0.0329)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.202 350.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.0433, 13.3772, 20.6613)
Luminance	0.1337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC237D #23BC62

analogous

#AE23BC #BC237D #BC2330

triadic

#BC237D #7DBC23 #237DBC

tetradic

#BC237D #BCAE23 #23BC62 #2330BC

square

#BC237D #BCAE23 #23BC62 #2330BC

split-complementary

#BC237D #30BC23 #23BCAE

monochromatic

#551038 #88195B #BC237D #DC419C #E574B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#BC237D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#BC237D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC237D

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC237D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC237D	1.00	5.71	3.67	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41557F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D707A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA134E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc237d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.202 350.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d570a2',
    500: '#bc237d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc237d;
$custom-light: #d570a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc237d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 324.706,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53818,
    "c": 0.20157,
    "h": 350.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC237D

secondary

#6FCC95

accent

#EB843C

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FBEDF3

border

#D4C8CD

text

#15090F

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC237D

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

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