#BC40CE#BC40CE

#BC40CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.226 H 322.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC40CE
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(292, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(292, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.7%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.47, 67.42, -49.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.47, 83.68, 323.67°)
OKLab	oklab(60.24% 0.1793 -0.1383)
OKLCH	oklch(60.24% 0.226 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.7119, 18.8163, 60.2368)
Luminance	0.1881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC40CE #52CE40

analogous

#7540CE #BC40CE #CE4099

triadic

#BC40CE #CEBC40 #40CEBC

tetradic

#BC40CE #CE7540 #52CE40 #4099CE

square

#BC40CE #CE7540 #52CE40 #4099CE

split-complementary

#BC40CE #99CE40 #40CE75

monochromatic

#6A1E75 #972BA6 #BC40CE #CD71DA #DEA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#BC40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.76

#BC40CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC40CE

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC40CE	1.00	4.41	4.76	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D6FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#547DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE5983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.226 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47fdd',
    500: '#bc40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc40ce;
$custom-light: #d47fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.394,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60235,
    "c": 0.22648,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC40CE

secondary

#9ED496

accent

#E24559

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC40CE

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

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