#BC40C0#BC40C0

#BC40C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.215 H 326.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC40C0
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 192)
HSL	hsl(298, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(298, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 66.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.70, 64.97, -42.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.70, 77.77, 326.67°)
OKLab	oklab(59.43% 0.1794 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(59.43% 0.215 326.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.0863, 18.1660, 51.6753)
Luminance	0.1816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC40C0 #44C040

analogous

#7C40C0 #BC40C0 #C04084

triadic

#BC40C0 #C0BC40 #40C0BC

tetradic

#BC40C0 #C07C40 #44C040 #4084C0

square

#BC40C0 #C07C40 #44C040 #4084C0

split-complementary

#BC40C0 #84C040 #40C07C

monochromatic

#622164 #8F3092 #BC40C0 #CC6ECF #DC9CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#BC40C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#BC40C0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC40C0

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC40C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC40C0	1.00	4.53	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#296CC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D7CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1537B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc40c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.215 326.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47fd3',
    500: '#bc40c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc40c0;
$custom-light: #d47fd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc40c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.125,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59429,
    "c": 0.21492,
    "h": 326.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC40C0

secondary

#93CB91

accent

#DA4E52

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC40C0

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

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