#BC38C9#BC38C9

#BC38C9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.231 H 324.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC38C9
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 201)
HSL	hsl(295, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(295, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 72.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.18, 69.40, -48.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.18, 84.82, 324.90°)
OKLab	oklab(59.22% 0.1873 -0.1359)
OKLCH	oklch(59.22% 0.231 324)
XYZ	xyz(32.6949, 17.7388, 56.9488)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC38C9 #45C938

analogous

#7438C9 #BC38C9 #C9388D

triadic

#BC38C9 #C9BC38 #38C9BC

tetradic

#BC38C9 #C97438 #45C938 #388DC9

square

#BC38C9 #C97438 #45C938 #388DC9

split-complementary

#BC38C9 #8DC938 #38C974

monochromatic

#631D6A #902A9A #BC38C9 #CC68D6 #DC98E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#BC38C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BC38C9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC38C9

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC38C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC38C9	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#537AC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF527E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc38c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.231 324.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47bda',
    500: '#bc38c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc38c9;
$custom-light: #d47bda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc38c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.621,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59218,
    "c": 0.23141,
    "h": 324
  },
  "luminance": 0.17737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC38C9

secondary

#94CF8E

accent

#E14755

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC38C9

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

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