#BC27AE#BC27AE

#BC27AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.228 H 332.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC27AE
RGB	rgb(188, 39, 174)
HSL	hsl(306, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(306, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 7.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.91, 70.17, -38.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.91, 79.89, 331.44°)
OKLab	oklab(56.4% 0.202 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.228 332.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.1047, 15.2009, 41.4374)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC27AE #27BC35

analogous

#8027BC #BC27AE #BC2763

triadic

#BC27AE #AEBC27 #27AEBC

tetradic

#BC27AE #BC8027 #27BC35 #2763BC

square

#BC27AE #BC8027 #27BC35 #2763BC

split-complementary

#BC27AE #63BC27 #27BC80

monochromatic

#571250 #891C7F #BC27AE #D947CB #E37ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#BC27AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BC27AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC27AE

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC27AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC27AE	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B5FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B74AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C43A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc27ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 39, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.228 332.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d474c6',
    500: '#bc27ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc27ae;
$custom-light: #d474c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc27ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.638,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56402,
    "c": 0.22775,
    "h": 332.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC27AE

secondary

#73CB7C

accent

#E94F3F

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEEF8

border

#D4C9D1

text

#150913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC27AE

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

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