#BC257C#BC257C

#BC257C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.199 H 351.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC257C
RGB	rgb(188, 37, 124)
HSL	hsl(325, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(325, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 34%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.47, 64.21, -11.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.47, 65.28, 349.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.91% 0.197 -0.0306)
OKLCH	oklch(53.91% 0.199 351.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0402, 13.4728, 20.3468)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC257C #25BC65

analogous

#B125BC #BC257C #BC2531

triadic

#BC257C #7CBC25 #257CBC

tetradic

#BC257C #BCB125 #25BC65 #2531BC

square

#BC257C #BCB125 #25BC65 #2531BC

split-complementary

#BC257C #31BC25 #25BCB1

monochromatic

#561139 #891B5A #BC257C #DA449B #E477B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#BC257C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#BC257C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC257C

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC257C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC257C	1.00	5.68	3.69	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42567E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7079

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB154E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc257c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 37, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.199 351.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d571a2',
    500: '#bc257c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc257c;
$custom-light: #d571a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc257c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 325.43,
    "s": 67.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53908,
    "c": 0.19938,
    "h": 351.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC257C

secondary

#71CC97

accent

#EA873E

background

#FDF7F9

surface

#FBEDF2

border

#D4C8CC

text

#15090F

muted

#837B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC257C

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

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