#BC40AE#BC40AE

#BC40AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.201 H 332.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC40AE
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(307, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(307, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 7.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.78, 62.01, -33.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.78, 70.56, 331.50°)
OKLab	oklab(58.47% 0.1783 -0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(58.47% 0.201 332.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.2125, 17.4165, 41.8067)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC40AE #40BC4E

analogous

#8C40BC #BC40AE #BC4070

triadic

#BC40AE #AEBC40 #40AEBC

tetradic

#BC40AE #BC8C40 #40BC4E #4070BC

square

#BC40AE #BC8C40 #40BC4E #4070BC

split-complementary

#BC40AE #70BC40 #40BC8C

monochromatic

#612159 #8E3084 #BC40AE #CD6CC2 #DD9AD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#BC40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BC40AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC40AE

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC40AE	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B69B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C44B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.201 332.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37ec6',
    500: '#bc40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc40ae;
$custom-light: #d37ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.774,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58469,
    "c": 0.20072,
    "h": 332.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC40AE

secondary

#8FC996

accent

#D95F4F

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC40AE

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

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