#BC398C#BC398C
#BC398C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.187 H 345.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC398C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 57, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(322, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(322, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 25.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.33, 59.76, -17.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.33, 62.19, 343.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.2% 0.1809 -0.0456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.2% 0.187 345.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9369, 15.5139, 26.3817) |
| Luminance | 0.1551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 3.54
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 5.59
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 7.37
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 7.91
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 8.31
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 8.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC398C #39BC69
analogous
#AA39BC #BC398C #BC394A
triadic
#BC398C #8CBC39 #398CBC
tetradic
#BC398C #BCAA39 #39BC69 #394ABC
square
#BC398C #BCAA39 #39BC69 #394ABC
split-complementary
#BC398C #4ABC39 #39BCAA
monochromatic
#5E1D46 #8D2B69 #BC398C #D063A8 #DE92C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#BC398C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#BC398C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC398C
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC398C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC398C | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#49608E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F7689
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9365D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc398c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 57, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.187 345.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47aad',
500: '#bc398c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc398c; $custom-light: #d47aad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc398c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 57,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 321.985,
"s": 53.469,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56196,
"c": 0.18654,
"h": 345.8
},
"luminance": 0.15511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC398C
secondary
#88C9A0
accent
#DD804B
background
#FDF7FA
surface
#FBEEF4
border
#D4C9CE
text
#150A10
muted
#837C7F