#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
RGBrgb(188, 56, 194)
HSLhsl(297, 55%, 49%)
HSVhsv(297, 71%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(3.1%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LABlab(48.78, 68.21, -45.35)
CIE-LCHlch(48.78, 81.91, 326.38°)
OKLaboklab(58.81% 0.1875 -0.126)
OKLCHoklch(58.81% 0.226 326.1)
XYZxyz(31.8902, 17.4169, 52.7106)
Luminance0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##BC38C21.004.684.484.68
#FFFFFF4.681.0021.001.00
#0000004.4821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.681.0021.001.00

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

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#BC38C2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva