#BC35C4#BC35C4

#BC35C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.231 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC35C4
RGB	rgb(188, 53, 196)
HSL	hsl(297, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 73%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.54, 69.55, -46.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.54, 83.87, 326.01°)
OKLab	oklab(58.67% 0.1902 -0.1304)
OKLCH	oklch(58.67% 0.231 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.9752, 17.2252, 53.8545)
Luminance	0.1722 (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

#BC35C4 #3DC435

analogous

#7535C4 #BC35C4 #C43585

triadic

#BC35C4 #C4BC35 #35C4BC

tetradic

#BC35C4 #C47535 #3DC435 #3585C4

square

#BC35C4 #C47535 #3DC435 #3585C4

split-complementary

#BC35C4 #85C435 #35C475

monochromatic

#601B64 #8E2894 #BC35C4 #CE62D4 #DD92E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#BC35C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#BC35C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC35C4

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC35C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC35C4	1.00	4.72	4.44	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0369C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5479C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C04D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc35c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 53, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.231 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47ad6',
    500: '#bc35c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc35c4;
$custom-light: #d47ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc35c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.643,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58672,
    "c": 0.23063,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC35C4

secondary

#8CCC88

accent

#E14750

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FBEEFA

border

#D4C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC35C4

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

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