#BC35A7#BC35A7
#BC35A7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.209 H 335.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC35A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 53, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 56%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 72%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 11.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.01, 64.95, -32.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.01, 72.54, 333.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.08% 0.1894 -0.0883) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.08% 0.209 335) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9875, 16.0301, 38.1192) |
| Luminance | 0.1603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.99
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.28
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.49
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.48
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.67
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC35A7 #35BC4A
analogous
#8D35BC #BC35A7 #BC3564
triadic
#BC35A7 #A7BC35 #35A7BC
tetradic
#BC35A7 #BC8D35 #35BC4A #3564BC
square
#BC35A7 #BC8D35 #35BC4A #3564BC
split-complementary
#BC35A7 #64BC35 #35BC8D
monochromatic
#5D1A52 #8C287D #BC35A7 #D15DBF #DF8DD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#BC35A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#BC35A7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC35A7
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC35A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC35A7 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3463AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6477A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5406A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc35a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 53, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.209 335.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d479c1',
500: '#bc35a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc35a7; $custom-light: #d479c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc35a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 53,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.333,
"s": 56.017,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57081,
"c": 0.20894,
"h": 335
},
"luminance": 0.16028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC35A7
secondary
#84C98E
accent
#DF6048
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FBEEF7
border
#D4C9D0
text
#150A12
muted
#837C81