#BC23AE#BC23AE
#BC23AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.231 H 332.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC23AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 35, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 69%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 81%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.4%, 7.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.57, 71.15, -38.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.57, 81.01, 331.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.16% 0.2049 -0.1066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.16% 0.231 332.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9802, 14.9519, 41.3959) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.41
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.89
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.14
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.62
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.91
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC23AE #23BC31
analogous
#7D23BC #BC23AE #BC2361
triadic
#BC23AE #AEBC23 #23AEBC
tetradic
#BC23AE #BC7D23 #23BC31 #2361BC
square
#BC23AE #BC7D23 #23BC31 #2361BC
split-complementary
#BC23AE #61BC23 #23BC7D
monochromatic
#55104E #88197E #BC23AE #DC41CD #E574DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#BC23AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#BC23AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC23AE
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC23AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC23AE | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#155EB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A73AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43769
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc23ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 35, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.231 332.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d472c6',
500: '#bc23ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc23ae; $custom-light: #d472c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc23ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 35,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.49,
"s": 68.61,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56159,
"c": 0.231,
"h": 332.5
},
"luminance": 0.14949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC23AE
secondary
#6FCC77
accent
#EB4C3C
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FBEDF8
border
#D4C8D1
text
#150913
muted
#837B82