#BC256C#BC256C

#BC256C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.193 H 358.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC256C
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 108)
HSL	hsl(332, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(332, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 42.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.91, 62.57, -2.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.91, 62.63, 357.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% 0.1925 -0.0064)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.193 358.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.1092, 13.1004, 15.4435)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC256C #25BC75

analogous

#BC25B8 #BC256C #BC2A25

triadic

#BC256C #6CBC25 #256CBC

tetradic

#BC256C #B8BC25 #25BC75 #2A25BC

square

#BC256C #B8BC25 #25BC75 #2A25BC

split-complementary

#BC256C #25BC2A #25B8BC

monochromatic

#561131 #891B4F #BC256C #DA448B #E477AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#BC256C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#BC256C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC256C

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC256C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC256C	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48536E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716F69

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC0046

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc256c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.193 358.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67196',
    500: '#bc256c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc256c;
$custom-light: #d67196;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc256c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 331.788,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53324,
    "c": 0.19263,
    "h": 358.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC256C

secondary

#71CCA1

accent

#EA993E

background

#FDF7F9

surface

#FBEDF1

border

#D4C8CB

text

#15090D

muted

#837B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC256C

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

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