#BC42AA#BC42AA

#BC42AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.195 H 334.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC42AA
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 170)
HSL	hsl(309, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(309, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 9.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.87, 60.58, -31.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.87, 68.13, 332.77°)
OKLab	oklab(58.48% 0.1755 -0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(58.48% 0.195 334.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.9431, 17.4925, 39.8218)
Luminance	0.1749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC42AA #42BC54

analogous

#9142BC #BC42AA #BC426D

triadic

#BC42AA #AABC42 #42AABC

tetradic

#BC42AA #BC9142 #42BC54 #426DBC

square

#BC42AA #BC9142 #42BC54 #426DBC

split-complementary

#BC42AA #6DBC42 #42BC91

monochromatic

#612258 #8F3281 #BC42AA #CC6FBF #DC9CD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#BC42AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#BC42AA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC42AA

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC42AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC42AA	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4069AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C54B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc42aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.195 334.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fc3',
    500: '#bc42aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc42aa;
$custom-light: #d37fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc42aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.852,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58476,
    "c": 0.19505,
    "h": 334.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC42AA

secondary

#91C999

accent

#D86450

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#150B12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC42AA

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

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