#BC36C2#BC36C2

#BC36C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.228 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC36C2
RGB	rgb(188, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(297, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.54, 68.88, -45.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.54, 82.68, 326.42°)
OKLab	oklab(58.64% 0.1893 -0.127)
OKLCH	oklch(58.64% 0.228 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.7952, 17.2269, 52.6789)
Luminance	0.1722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC36C2 #3CC236

analogous

#7636C2 #BC36C2 #C23682

triadic

#BC36C2 #C2BC36 #36C2BC

tetradic

#BC36C2 #C27636 #3CC236 #3682C2

square

#BC36C2 #C27636 #3CC236 #3682C2

split-complementary

#BC36C2 #82C236 #36C276

monochromatic

#5F1B62 #8E2992 #BC36C2 #CE62D3 #DD92E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#BC36C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#BC36C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC36C2

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC36C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC36C2	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)

#0F69C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5679BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C14D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc36c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.228 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47ad5',
    500: '#bc36c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc36c2;
$custom-light: #d47ad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc36c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.429,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58637,
    "c": 0.22802,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC36C2

secondary

#8BCC88

accent

#E0484F

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FBEEFA

border

#D4C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC36C2

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

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