#BC40B6#BC40B6
#BC40B6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.207 H 329.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC40B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 64, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(303, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(303, 66%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66%, 3.2%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.18, 63.30, -37.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.18, 73.69, 329.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.89% 0.1789 -0.104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.89% 0.207 329.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0157, 17.7378, 46.0371) |
| Luminance | 0.1774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.15
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.15
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.29
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.03
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.36
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC40B6 #40BC46
analogous
#8440BC #BC40B6 #BC4078
triadic
#BC40B6 #B6BC40 #40B6BC
tetradic
#BC40B6 #BC8440 #40BC46 #4078BC
square
#BC40B6 #BC8440 #40BC46 #4078BC
split-complementary
#BC40B6 #78BC40 #40BC84
monochromatic
#61215E #8E308A #BC40B6 #CD6CC8 #DD9AD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#BC40B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#BC40B6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC40B6
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC40B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC40B6 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#346AB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#627BB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C34F76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc40b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.207 329.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47ecc',
500: '#bc40b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc40b6; $custom-light: #d47ecc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc40b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 64,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.903,
"s": 49.206,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58885,
"c": 0.20691,
"h": 329.8
},
"luminance": 0.17736
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC40B6
secondary
#8FC992
accent
#D9564F
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAEFF9
border
#D3CAD2
text
#150B13
muted
#837C82