#BC40AF#BC40AF

#BC40AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.201 H 332.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC40AF
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(306, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(306, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 6.9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.83, 62.17, -34.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.83, 70.95, 331.19°)
OKLab	oklab(58.52% 0.1784 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(58.52% 0.201 332.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.3103, 17.4557, 42.3220)
Luminance	0.1745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC40AF #40BC4D

analogous

#8B40BC #BC40AF #BC4071

triadic

#BC40AF #AFBC40 #40AFBC

tetradic

#BC40AF #BC8B40 #40BC4D #4071BC

square

#BC40AF #BC8B40 #40BC4D #4071BC

split-complementary

#BC40AF #71BC40 #40BC8B

monochromatic

#61215A #8E3085 #BC40AF #CD6CC3 #DD9AD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#BC40AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#BC40AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC40AF

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC40AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC40AF	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A69B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C44C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc40af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.201 332.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37ec7',
    500: '#bc40af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc40af;
$custom-light: #d37ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc40af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.29,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5852,
    "c": 0.20147,
    "h": 332.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC40AF

secondary

#8FC995

accent

#D95D4F

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC40AF

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

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