#BC40C4#BC40C4

#BC40C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.218 H 325.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC40C4
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 196)
HSL	hsl(296, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(296, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 67.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.91, 65.66, -44.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.91, 79.43, 325.75°)
OKLab	oklab(59.65% 0.1794 -0.1242)
OKLCH	oklch(59.65% 0.218 325.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.5355, 18.3457, 54.0412)
Luminance	0.1834 (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

#BC40C4 #48C440

analogous

#7A40C4 #BC40C4 #C4408A

triadic

#BC40C4 #C4BC40 #40C4BC

tetradic

#BC40C4 #C47A40 #48C440 #408AC4

square

#BC40C4 #C47A40 #48C440 #408AC4

split-complementary

#BC40C4 #8AC440 #40C47A

monochromatic

#652069 #922F98 #BC40C4 #CC6FD2 #DD9EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#BC40C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#BC40C4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC40C4

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC40C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC40C4	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#246DC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A7CC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0557D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc40c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.218 325.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47fd6',
    500: '#bc40c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc40c4;
$custom-light: #d47fd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc40c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.364,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59654,
    "c": 0.21818,
    "h": 325.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC40C4

secondary

#96CD93

accent

#DC4C54

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC40C4

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

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