#BC257B#BC257B

#BC257B is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.199 H 351.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BC257B
RGBrgb(188, 37, 123)
HSLhsl(326, 67%, 44%)
HSVhsv(326, 80%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80.3%, 34.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(43.43, 64.10, -11.25)
CIE-LCHlch(43.43, 65.08, 350.04°)
OKLaboklab(53.87% 0.1968 -0.0291)
OKLCHoklch(53.87% 0.199 351.6)
XYZxyz(24.9773, 13.4476, 20.0154)
Luminance0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familypink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BC257B #25BC66
analogous
#B225BC #BC257B #BC2530
triadic
#BC257B #7BBC25 #257BBC
tetradic
#BC257B #BCB225 #25BC66 #2530BC
square
#BC257B #BCB225 #25BC66 #2530BC
split-complementary
#BC257B #30BC25 #25BCB2
monochromatic
#561138 #891B5A #BC257B #DA449A #E477B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69
#BC257B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69
#BC257B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC257B
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BC257B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BC257B1.005.693.695.69
#FFFFFF5.691.0021.001.00
#0000003.6921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.691.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#43557D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E7078
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB144E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bc257b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.199 351.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d571a1',
    500: '#bc257b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bc257b;
$custom-light: #d571a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bc257b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 325.828,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53869,
    "c": 0.1989,
    "h": 351.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BC257B
secondary
#71CC98
accent
#EA883E
background
#FDF7F9
surface
#FBEDF2
border
#D4C8CC
text
#15090E
muted
#837B7E

Preview Lab

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#BC257B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva