#BC237E#BC237E

#BC237E is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.202 H 350.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC237E
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 126)
HSL	hsl(324, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(324, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 33%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.36, 64.94, -13.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.36, 66.27, 348.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% 0.1991 -0.0344)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.202 350.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.1075, 13.4029, 20.9995)
Luminance	0.1340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC237E #23BC61

analogous

#AD23BC #BC237E #BC2331

triadic

#BC237E #7EBC23 #237EBC

tetradic

#BC237E #BCAD23 #23BC61 #2331BC

square

#BC237E #BCAD23 #23BC61 #2331BC

split-complementary

#BC237E #31BC23 #23BCAD

monochromatic

#551039 #88195B #BC237E #DC419D #E574B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#BC237E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#BC237E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC237E

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC237E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC237E	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#405580

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D707B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA144F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc237e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.202 350.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d570a3',
    500: '#bc237e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc237e;
$custom-light: #d570a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc237e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 324.314,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53858,
    "c": 0.20206,
    "h": 350.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC237E

secondary

#6FCC95

accent

#EB833C

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FBEDF3

border

#D4C8CD

text

#15090F

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC237E

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

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