#BC38C5#BC38C5

#BC38C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.228 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC38C5
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(296, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(296, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.6%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.95, 68.71, -46.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.95, 83.15, 325.73°)
OKLab	oklab(58.98% 0.1874 -0.1302)
OKLCH	oklch(58.98% 0.228 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.2305, 17.5530, 54.5030)
Luminance	0.1755 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC38C5 #41C538

analogous

#7538C5 #BC38C5 #C53888

triadic

#BC38C5 #C5BC38 #38C5BC

tetradic

#BC38C5 #C57538 #41C538 #3888C5

square

#BC38C5 #C57538 #41C538 #3888C5

split-complementary

#BC38C5 #88C538 #38C575

monochromatic

#611D66 #8F2A95 #BC38C5 #CD67D4 #DC96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#BC38C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#BC38C5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC38C5

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC38C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC38C5	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C6AC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#557AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0507B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc38c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.228 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47bd7',
    500: '#bc38c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc38c5;
$custom-light: #d47bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc38c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.17,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58981,
    "c": 0.22823,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC38C5

secondary

#90CD8C

accent

#DF4952

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC38C5

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

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