#BC3997#BC3997

#BC3997 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.193 H 341.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC3997
RGB	rgb(188, 57, 151)
HSL	hsl(317, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(317, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 19.7%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 61.24, -23.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 65.46, 339.30°)
OKLab	oklab(56.68% 0.183 -0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(56.68% 0.193 341.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.7889, 15.8547, 30.8689)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC3997 #39BC5E

analogous

#9F39BC #BC3997 #BC3955

triadic

#BC3997 #97BC39 #3997BC

tetradic

#BC3997 #BC9F39 #39BC5E #3955BC

square

#BC3997 #BC9F39 #39BC5E #3955BC

split-complementary

#BC3997 #55BC39 #39BC9F

monochromatic

#5E1D4C #8D2B71 #BC3997 #D063B1 #DE92C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#BC3997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BC3997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC3997

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC3997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC3997	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43619A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7794

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C73B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc3997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 57, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.193 341.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47ab5',
    500: '#bc3997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc3997;
$custom-light: #d47ab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc3997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 316.947,
    "s": 53.469,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56675,
    "c": 0.19332,
    "h": 341.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC3997

secondary

#88C99A

accent

#DD744B

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FBEEF6

border

#D4C9D0

text

#150A11

muted

#837C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC3997

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

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