#BC35AB#BC35AB

#BC35AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.212 H 333.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC35AB
RGB	rgb(188, 53, 171)
HSL	hsl(308, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(308, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.21, 65.55, -34.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.21, 74.01, 332.33°)
OKLab	oklab(57.29% 0.1897 -0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(57.29% 0.212 333.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.3630, 16.1803, 40.0968)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC35AB #35BC46

analogous

#8A35BC #BC35AB #BC3567

triadic

#BC35AB #ABBC35 #35ABBC

tetradic

#BC35AB #BC8A35 #35BC46 #3567BC

square

#BC35AB #BC8A35 #35BC46 #3567BC

split-complementary

#BC35AB #67BC35 #35BC8A

monochromatic

#5D1A54 #8C2880 #BC35AB #D15DC3 #DF8DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#BC35AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BC35AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC35AB

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC35AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC35AB	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3163AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6277A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5426C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc35ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 53, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.212 333.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d479c4',
    500: '#bc35ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc35ab;
$custom-light: #d479c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc35ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.556,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57286,
    "c": 0.21179,
    "h": 333.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC35AB

secondary

#84C98C

accent

#DF5B48

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEEF8

border

#D4C9D1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC35AB

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

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