#BC38AB#BC38AB

#BC38AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.208 H 333.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC38AB
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(308, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(308, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.58, 64.51, -33.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.58, 72.83, 332.35°)
OKLab	oklab(57.55% 0.1867 -0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(57.55% 0.208 333.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.5041, 16.4624, 40.1438)
Luminance	0.1646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC38AB #38BC49

analogous

#8B38BC #BC38AB #BC3869

triadic

#BC38AB #ABBC38 #38ABBC

tetradic

#BC38AB #BC8B38 #38BC49 #3869BC

square

#BC38AB #BC8B38 #38BC49 #3869BC

split-complementary

#BC38AB #69BC38 #38BC8B

monochromatic

#5E1C55 #8D2A80 #BC38AB #D061C2 #DE90D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#BC38AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#BC38AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC38AB

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC38AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC38AB	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3465AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6378A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5446D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc38ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.208 333.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47ac4',
    500: '#bc38ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc38ab;
$custom-light: #d47ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc38ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.727,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57549,
    "c": 0.20835,
    "h": 333.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC38AB

secondary

#87C98F

accent

#DD5D4A

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEEF8

border

#D4C9D1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC38AB

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

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