#BC27A5#BC27A5

#BC27A5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.222 H 335.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC27A5
RGB	rgb(188, 39, 165)
HSL	hsl(309, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(309, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 12.2%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 68.86, -33.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 76.62, 334.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% 0.2017 -0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.222 335.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.2565, 14.8616, 36.9704)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC27A5 #27BC3E

analogous

#8927BC #BC27A5 #BC275A

triadic

#BC27A5 #A5BC27 #27A5BC

tetradic

#BC27A5 #BC8927 #27BC3E #275ABC

square

#BC27A5 #BC8927 #27BC3E #275ABC

split-complementary

#BC27A5 #5ABC27 #27BC89

monochromatic

#57124C #891C79 #BC27A5 #D947C2 #E37AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#BC27A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BC27A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC27A5

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC27A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC27A5	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285EA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6073A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C63565

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc27a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 39, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.222 335.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d473c0',
    500: '#bc27a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc27a5;
$custom-light: #d473c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc27a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.262,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55919,
    "c": 0.22161,
    "h": 335.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC27A5

secondary

#73CB81

accent

#E9593F

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FBEEF7

border

#D4C9D0

text

#150912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC27A5

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

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