#BC238E#BC238E

#BC238E is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.211 H 343.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC238E
RGB	rgb(188, 35, 142)
HSL	hsl(318, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(318, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 24.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.02, 66.81, -21.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.02, 70.34, 341.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.2023 -0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.211 343.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.2237, 13.8493, 26.8781)
Luminance	0.1385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC238E #23BC51

analogous

#9D23BC #BC238E #BC2341

triadic

#BC238E #8EBC23 #238EBC

tetradic

#BC238E #BC9D23 #23BC51 #2341BC

square

#BC238E #BC9D23 #23BC51 #2341BC

split-complementary

#BC238E #41BC23 #23BC9D

monochromatic

#551040 #881967 #BC238E #DC41AD #E574C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#BC238E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#BC238E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC238E

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC238E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC238E	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375891

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#68718B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C92257

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc238e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.211 343.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d571af',
    500: '#bc238e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc238e;
$custom-light: #d571af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc238e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 318.039,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54542,
    "c": 0.21063,
    "h": 343.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13846
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC238E

secondary

#6FCC8B

accent

#EB713C

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FBEDF4

border

#D4C8CE

text

#150910

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC238E

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

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