#BC37C4#BC37C4

#BC37C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.229 H 325.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC37C4
RGB	rgb(188, 55, 196)
HSL	hsl(297, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 71.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, 68.88, -46.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 83.12, 325.97°)
OKLab	oklab(58.84% 0.1884 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(58.84% 0.229 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(32.0683, 17.4114, 53.8855)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC37C4 #3FC437

analogous

#7637C4 #BC37C4 #C43786

triadic

#BC37C4 #C4BC37 #37C4BC

tetradic

#BC37C4 #C47637 #3FC437 #3786C4

square

#BC37C4 #C47637 #3FC437 #3786C4

split-complementary

#BC37C4 #86C437 #37C476

monochromatic

#601C64 #8E2A94 #BC37C4 #CD65D4 #DD94E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BC37C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BC37C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC37C4

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC37C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC37C4	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C69C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5579C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C04F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc37c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 55, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.229 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47bd6',
    500: '#bc37c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc37c4;
$custom-light: #d47bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc37c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.596,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58838,
    "c": 0.22852,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC37C4

secondary

#8ECC8B

accent

#DF4851

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FBEEFA

border

#D4C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC37C4

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