#BC40EB#BC40EB

#BC40EB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.251 H 314.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC40EB
RGB	rgb(188, 64, 235)
HSL	hsl(284, 81%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(284, 73%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 72.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.24, 72.80, -63.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.24, 96.41, 319.03°)
OKLab	oklab(62.06% 0.177 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(62.06% 0.251 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(37.5654, 20.3577, 80.5318)
Luminance	0.2036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC40EB #6FEB40

analogous

#6640EB #BC40EB #EB40C4

triadic

#BC40EB #EBBC40 #40EBBC

tetradic

#BC40EB #EB6640 #6FEB40 #40C4EB

square

#BC40EB #EB6640 #6FEB40 #40C4EB

split-complementary

#BC40EB #C4EB40 #40EB66

monochromatic

#7911A0 #A217D7 #BC40EB #CF77F1 #E3AFF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#BC40EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#BC40EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC40EB

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC40EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC40EB	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3880E7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B86593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc40eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 64, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.251 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d580f2',
    500: '#bc40eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc40eb;
$custom-light: #d580f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc40eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.509,
    "s": 81.043,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6206,
    "c": 0.25125,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC40EB

secondary

#B4E5A2

accent

#F73067

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBEFFD

border

#D4CAD5

text

#150B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC40EB

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

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