#BC42AB#BC42AB

#BC42AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.196 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC42AB
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 171)
HSL	hsl(308, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(308, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 9%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.92, 60.74, -31.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.92, 68.51, 332.45°)
OKLab	oklab(58.53% 0.1756 -0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(58.53% 0.196 333.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.0381, 17.5305, 40.3218)
Luminance	0.1753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC42AB #42BC53

analogous

#9042BC #BC42AB #BC426E

triadic

#BC42AB #ABBC42 #42ABBC

tetradic

#BC42AB #BC9042 #42BC53 #426EBC

square

#BC42AB #BC9042 #42BC53 #426EBC

split-complementary

#BC42AB #6EBC42 #42BC90

monochromatic

#612259 #8F3282 #BC42AB #CC6FBF #DC9CD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#BC42AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#BC42AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC42AB

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC42AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC42AB	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4069AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C44C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc42ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.196 333.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37fc4',
    500: '#bc42ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc42ab;
$custom-light: #d37fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc42ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.361,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58525,
    "c": 0.19581,
    "h": 333.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC42AB

secondary

#91C999

accent

#D86350

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#150B12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC42AB

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

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