#BC37C2#BC37C2

#BC37C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.227 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC37C2
RGB	rgb(188, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(297, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.66, 68.55, -45.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.66, 82.30, 326.40°)
OKLab	oklab(58.72% 0.1884 -0.1265)
OKLCH	oklch(58.72% 0.227 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.8422, 17.3209, 52.6946)
Luminance	0.1732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC37C2 #3DC237

analogous

#7737C2 #BC37C2 #C23783

triadic

#BC37C2 #C2BC37 #37C2BC

tetradic

#BC37C2 #C27737 #3DC237 #3783C2

square

#BC37C2 #C27737 #3DC237 #3783C2

split-complementary

#BC37C2 #83C237 #37C277

monochromatic

#601C63 #8E2992 #BC37C2 #CE63D3 #DD93E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#BC37C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#BC37C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC37C2

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC37C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC37C2	1.00	4.70	4.46	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1269C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5779BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C14E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc37c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.227 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47bd5',
    500: '#bc37c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc37c2;
$custom-light: #d47bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc37c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.41,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58721,
    "c": 0.22694,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC37C2

secondary

#8CCB89

accent

#DF494F

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FBEEFA

border

#D4C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC37C2

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

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