#BC40C3#BC40C3

#BC40C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.217 H 325.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC40C3
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 195)
HSL	hsl(297, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(297, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 67.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.86, 65.49, -44.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.86, 79.02, 325.97°)
OKLab	oklab(59.6% 0.1794 -0.1227)
OKLCH	oklch(59.6% 0.217 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.4221, 18.3003, 53.4438)
Luminance	0.1830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC40C3 #47C340

analogous

#7A40C3 #BC40C3 #C34088

triadic

#BC40C3 #C3BC40 #40C3BC

tetradic

#BC40C3 #C37A40 #47C340 #4088C3

square

#BC40C3 #C37A40 #47C340 #4088C3

split-complementary

#BC40C3 #88C340 #40C37A

monochromatic

#642168 #912F97 #BC40C3 #CC6FD2 #DD9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#BC40C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#BC40C3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC40C3

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC40C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC40C3	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#256DC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B7CC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0547D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc40c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.217 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47fd6',
    500: '#bc40c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc40c3;
$custom-light: #d47fd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc40c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.794,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59597,
    "c": 0.21736,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC40C3

secondary

#95CC92

accent

#DC4C54

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC40C3

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

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