#BC40C2#BC40C2

#BC40C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.217 H 325.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC40C2
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(297, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(297, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.80, 65.31, -43.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.80, 78.60, 326.20°)
OKLab	oklab(59.54% 0.1794 -0.1213)
OKLCH	oklch(59.54% 0.217 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(32.3094, 18.2553, 52.8503)
Luminance	0.1825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC40C2 #46C240

analogous

#7B40C2 #BC40C2 #C24087

triadic

#BC40C2 #C2BC40 #40C2BC

tetradic

#BC40C2 #C27B40 #46C240 #4087C2

square

#BC40C2 #C27B40 #46C240 #4087C2

split-complementary

#BC40C2 #87C240 #40C27B

monochromatic

#642167 #903095 #BC40C2 #CC6ED1 #DD9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#BC40C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#BC40C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC40C2

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC40C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC40C2	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#276CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C7CBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1547C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc40c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.217 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47fd5',
    500: '#bc40c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc40c2;
$custom-light: #d47fd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc40c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.231,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59541,
    "c": 0.21655,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC40C2

secondary

#95CC92

accent

#DB4D53

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC40C2

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

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