#BC36C3#BC36C3

#BC36C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.229 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC36C3
RGB	rgb(188, 54, 195)
HSL	hsl(297, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 72.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.60, 69.05, -46.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.60, 83.09, 326.21°)
OKLab	oklab(58.7% 0.1893 -0.1285)
OKLCH	oklch(58.7% 0.229 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.9079, 17.2720, 53.2724)
Luminance	0.1727 (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

#BC36C3 #3DC336

analogous

#7636C3 #BC36C3 #C33684

triadic

#BC36C3 #C3BC36 #36C3BC

tetradic

#BC36C3 #C37636 #3DC336 #3684C3

square

#BC36C3 #C37636 #3DC336 #3684C3

split-complementary

#BC36C3 #84C336 #36C376

monochromatic

#601B63 #8E2993 #BC36C3 #CE63D4 #DD92E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#BC36C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#BC36C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC36C3

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC36C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC36C3	1.00	4.71	4.45	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C69C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5679C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C14E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc36c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 54, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.229 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47ad6',
    500: '#bc36c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc36c3;
$custom-light: #d47ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc36c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.021,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58696,
    "c": 0.2288,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC36C3

secondary

#8CCC89

accent

#E0484F

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FBEEFA

border

#D4C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC36C3

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

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