#BC38C2#BC38C2

#BC38C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.226 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC38C2
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(297, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.78, 68.21, -45.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.78, 81.91, 326.38°)
OKLab	oklab(58.81% 0.1875 -0.126)
OKLCH	oklch(58.81% 0.226 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.8902, 17.4169, 52.7106)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC38C2 #3EC238

analogous

#7738C2 #BC38C2 #C23883

triadic

#BC38C2 #C2BC38 #38C2BC

tetradic

#BC38C2 #C27738 #3EC238 #3883C2

square

#BC38C2 #C27738 #3EC238 #3883C2

split-complementary

#BC38C2 #83C238 #38C277

monochromatic

#601D63 #8E2A93 #BC38C2 #CE65D2 #DD94E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#BC38C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BC38C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC38C2

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC38C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC38C2	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1569C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#577ABF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C14E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc38c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.226 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47bd5',
    500: '#bc38c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc38c2;
$custom-light: #d47bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc38c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.391,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58806,
    "c": 0.22585,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC38C2

secondary

#8DCB8A

accent

#DF4950

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC38C2

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

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