#BC42B0#BC42B0
#BC42B0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.200 H 331.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC42B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 66, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 6.4%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.16, 61.54, -34.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.16, 70.43, 330.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.78% 0.1762 -0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.78% 0.2 331.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5237, 17.7247, 42.8794) |
| Luminance | 0.1772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.26
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.14
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.01
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.97
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 7.10
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC42B0 #42BC4E
analogous
#8B42BC #BC42B0 #BC4273
triadic
#BC42B0 #B0BC42 #42B0BC
tetradic
#BC42B0 #BC8B42 #42BC4E #4273BC
square
#BC42B0 #BC8B42 #42BC4E #4273BC
split-complementary
#BC42B0 #73BC42 #42BC8B
monochromatic
#61225B #8F3286 #BC42B0 #CC6FC3 #DC9CD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#BC42B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.54
#BC42B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC42B0
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC42B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC42B0 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.54 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C6AB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#667BAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C44E73
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc42b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.200 331.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37fc8',
500: '#bc42b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc42b0; $custom-light: #d37fc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc42b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 66,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.902,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58776,
"c": 0.19964,
"h": 331.9
},
"luminance": 0.17722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC42B0
secondary
#91C997
accent
#D85E50
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAEFF8
border
#D3CAD1
text
#150B13
muted
#837C82