#BC2859#BC2859

#BC2859 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.185 H 7.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC2859
RGB	rgb(188, 40, 89)
HSL	hsl(340, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(340, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 52.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, 60.08, 8.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 60.72, 8.33°)
OKLab	oklab(52.96% 0.1833 0.0227)
OKLCH	oklch(52.96% 0.185 7.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.3032, 12.9335, 10.7186)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC2859 #28BC8B

analogous

#BC28A3 #BC2859 #BC4128

triadic

#BC2859 #59BC28 #2859BC

tetradic

#BC2859 #A3BC28 #28BC8B #4128BC

square

#BC2859 #A3BC28 #28BC8B #4128BC

split-complementary

#BC2859 #28BC41 #28A3BC

monochromatic

#571329 #8A1D41 #BC2859 #D84978 #E37B9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#BC2859 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#BC2859 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC2859

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC2859	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC2859	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F525A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766F55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD003D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc2859;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 40, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.185 7.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77187',
    500: '#bc2859',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc2859;
$custom-light: #d77187;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc2859",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 340.135,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52962,
    "c": 0.18467,
    "h": 7.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC2859

secondary

#75CBAE

accent

#E8B040

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEDEF

border

#D5C8CA

text

#16090B

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC2859

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

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