#BC408A#BC408A
#BC408A is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.176 H 347.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC408A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 64, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(324, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(324, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66%, 26.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.23, 56.79, -14.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.23, 58.65, 345.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.83% 0.172 -0.0386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.83% 0.176 347.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1610, 16.1959, 25.7355) |
| Luminance | 0.1619 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 4.40
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 6.21
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 7.17
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 8.07
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 8.23
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 8.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC408A #40BC72
analogous
#B040BC #BC408A #BC404C
triadic
#BC408A #8ABC40 #408ABC
tetradic
#BC408A #BCB040 #40BC72 #404CBC
square
#BC408A #BCB040 #40BC72 #404CBC
split-complementary
#BC408A #4CBC40 #40BCB0
monochromatic
#612147 #8E3068 #BC408A #CD6CA6 #DD9AC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.95
#BC408A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.24
#BC408A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC408A
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC408A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC408A | 1.00 | 4.95 | 4.24 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F628C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#737887
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C93C5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc408a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.176 347.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47dac',
500: '#bc408a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc408a; $custom-light: #d47dac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc408a",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 64,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 324.194,
"s": 49.206,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56831,
"c": 0.1763,
"h": 347.4
},
"luminance": 0.16193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC408A
secondary
#8FC9A6
accent
#D9874F
background
#FDF8FA
surface
#FBEFF4
border
#D4CACE
text
#150A10
muted
#837C7F