#BC42B1#BC42B1
#BC42B1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.200 H 331.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC42B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 66, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 5.9%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.21, 61.70, -34.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.21, 70.82, 330.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.83% 0.1763 -0.0954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.83% 0.2 331.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6230, 17.7644, 43.4024) |
| Luminance | 0.1776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.19
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.07
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.06
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.99
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.94
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC42B1 #42BC4D
analogous
#8A42BC #BC42B1 #BC4274
triadic
#BC42B1 #B1BC42 #42B1BC
tetradic
#BC42B1 #BC8A42 #42BC4D #4274BC
square
#BC42B1 #BC8A42 #42BC4D #4274BC
split-complementary
#BC42B1 #74BC42 #42BC8A
monochromatic
#61225C #8F3286 #BC42B1 #CC6FC4 #DC9CD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.61
#BC42B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#BC42B1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC42B1
4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC42B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC42B1 | 1.00 | 4.61 | 4.55 | 4.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B6AB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#657BAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C34E74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc42b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.200 331.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37fc8',
500: '#bc42b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc42b1; $custom-light: #d37fc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc42b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 66,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.41,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58828,
"c": 0.20041,
"h": 331.6
},
"luminance": 0.17762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC42B1
secondary
#91C996
accent
#D85C50
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAEFF8
border
#D3CAD1
text
#150B13
muted
#837C82