#BC38CD#BC38CD

#BC38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.235 H 322.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC38CD
RGB	rgb(188, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(293, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(293, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.41, 70.09, -50.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.41, 86.50, 324.12°)
OKLab	oklab(59.46% 0.1871 -0.1416)
OKLCH	oklch(59.46% 0.235 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.1716, 17.9294, 59.4593)
Luminance	0.1793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC38CD #49CD38

analogous

#7138CD #BC38CD #CD3893

triadic

#BC38CD #CDBC38 #38CDBC

tetradic

#BC38CD #CD7138 #49CD38 #3893CD

square

#BC38CD #CD7138 #49CD38 #3893CD

split-complementary

#BC38CD #93CD38 #38CD71

monochromatic

#651C6F #9228A0 #BC38CD #CC69D9 #DD9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#BC38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#BC38CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC38CD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC38CD	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#507BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF5380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.235 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47cdd',
    500: '#bc38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc38cd;
$custom-light: #d47cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.154,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59458,
    "c": 0.23462,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC38CD

secondary

#97D18F

accent

#E34557

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC38CD

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

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