#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
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 123)
HSL	hsl(326, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(326, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 34.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.43, 64.10, -11.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.43, 65.08, 350.04°)
OKLab	oklab(53.87% 0.1968 -0.0291)
OKLCH	oklch(53.87% 0.199 351.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.9773, 13.4476, 20.0154)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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
##BC257B	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #BC257B

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

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