#BC40BF#BC40BF

#BC40BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.214 H 326.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC40BF
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(299, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(299, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.64, 64.80, -42.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.64, 77.35, 326.90°)
OKLab	oklab(59.37% 0.1793 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(59.37% 0.214 326.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.9759, 18.1219, 51.0938)
Luminance	0.1812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC40BF #43BF40

analogous

#7D40BF #BC40BF #BF4082

triadic

#BC40BF #BFBC40 #40BFBC

tetradic

#BC40BF #BF7D40 #43BF40 #4082BF

square

#BC40BF #BF7D40 #43BF40 #4082BF

split-complementary

#BC40BF #82BF40 #40BF7D

monochromatic

#622163 #8F3191 #BC40BF #CC6ECE #DC9CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#BC40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#BC40BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC40BF

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC40BF	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B6CC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D7CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.214 326.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47fd3',
    500: '#bc40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc40bf;
$custom-light: #d47fd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.583,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59373,
    "c": 0.21411,
    "h": 326.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC40BF

secondary

#92CA91

accent

#D94E52

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC40BF

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

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