#BC27AB#BC27AB

#BC27AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.226 H 333.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC27AB
RGB	rgb(188, 39, 171)
HSL	hsl(307, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(307, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 69.72, -36.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 78.78, 332.26°)
OKLab	oklab(56.24% 0.202 -0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(56.24% 0.226 333.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.8155, 15.0852, 39.9143)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC27AB #27BC38

analogous

#8327BC #BC27AB #BC2760

triadic

#BC27AB #ABBC27 #27ABBC

tetradic

#BC27AB #BC8327 #27BC38 #2760BC

square

#BC27AB #BC8327 #27BC38 #2760BC

split-complementary

#BC27AB #60BC27 #27BC83

monochromatic

#57124F #891C7D #BC27AB #D947C8 #E37AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#BC27AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BC27AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC27AB

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC27AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC27AB	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#205FAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D74A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C53869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc27ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 39, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.226 333.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d474c4',
    500: '#bc27ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc27ab;
$custom-light: #d474c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc27ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.846,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56238,
    "c": 0.22567,
    "h": 333.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC27AB

secondary

#73CB7D

accent

#E9533F

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEEF8

border

#D4C9D1

text

#150913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC27AB

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

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