#BC3979#BC3979

#BC3979 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.177 H 354.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3979
RGB	rgb(188, 57, 121)
HSL	hsl(331, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(331, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 35.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, 57.46, -6.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 57.85, 353.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1759 -0.017)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.177 354.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.6549, 15.0011, 19.6299)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3979 #39BC7C

analogous

#BC39BA #BC3979 #BC3B39

triadic

#BC3979 #79BC39 #3979BC

tetradic

#BC3979 #BABC39 #39BC7C #3B39BC

square

#BC3979 #BABC39 #39BC7C #3B39BC

split-complementary

#BC3979 #39BC3B #39BABC

monochromatic

#5E1D3D #8D2B5B #BC3979 #D06398 #DE92B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BC3979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BC3979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3979

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3979	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505D7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757576

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB2E54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 57, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.177 354.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5799f',
    500: '#bc3979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3979;
$custom-light: #d5799f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 330.687,
    "s": 53.469,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55459,
    "c": 0.17675,
    "h": 354.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3979

secondary

#88C9A9

accent

#DD964B

background

#FDF7F9

surface

#FBEEF2

border

#D4C9CC

text

#150A0E

muted

#837C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3979

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

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