#BC27AD#BC27AD

#BC27AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.227 H 332.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC27AD
RGB	rgb(188, 39, 173)
HSL	hsl(306, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(306, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 8%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 70.02, -37.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 79.52, 331.71°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.202 -0.1036)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.227 332.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.0076, 15.1621, 40.9259)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC27AD #27BC36

analogous

#8027BC #BC27AD #BC2763

triadic

#BC27AD #ADBC27 #27ADBC

tetradic

#BC27AD #BC8027 #27BC36 #2763BC

square

#BC27AD #BC8027 #27BC36 #2763BC

split-complementary

#BC27AD #63BC27 #27BC80

monochromatic

#571250 #891C7E #BC27AD #D947CA #E37AD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BC27AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BC27AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC27AD

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC27AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC27AD	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D5FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C74AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4396A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc27ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 39, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.227 332.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d474c6',
    500: '#bc27ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc27ad;
$custom-light: #d474c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc27ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.04,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56347,
    "c": 0.22705,
    "h": 332.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC27AD

secondary

#73CB7C

accent

#E9503F

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEEF8

border

#D4C9D1

text

#150913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC27AD

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

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