#BC40C1#BC40C1

#BC40C1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.216 H 326.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC40C1
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 193)
HSL	hsl(298, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(298, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.6%, 66.8%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.75, 65.14, -43.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.75, 78.18, 326.43°)
OKLab	oklab(59.49% 0.1794 -0.1199)
OKLCH	oklch(59.49% 0.216 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.1975, 18.2105, 52.2608)
Luminance	0.1821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC40C1 #45C140

analogous

#7B40C1 #BC40C1 #C14086

triadic

#BC40C1 #C1BC40 #40C1BC

tetradic

#BC40C1 #C17B40 #45C140 #4086C1

square

#BC40C1 #C17B40 #45C140 #4086C1

split-complementary

#BC40C1 #86C140 #40C17B

monochromatic

#632166 #903094 #BC40C1 #CC6ED0 #DC9CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#BC40C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#BC40C1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC40C1

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC40C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC40C1	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#286CC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C7CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1537C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc40c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.216 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47fd4',
    500: '#bc40c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc40c1;
$custom-light: #d47fd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc40c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.674,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59485,
    "c": 0.21573,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC40C1

secondary

#94CB92

accent

#DA4D53

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC40C1

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

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