#BC42B2#BC42B2
#BC42B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.201 H 331.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC42B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 66, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 5.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.26, 61.86, -35.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.26, 71.21, 330.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.88% 0.1763 -0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.88% 0.201 331.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7231, 17.8044, 43.9293) |
| Luminance | 0.1780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.14
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.02
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.12
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.01
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.79
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 7.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC42B2 #42BC4C
analogous
#8942BC #BC42B2 #BC4275
triadic
#BC42B2 #B2BC42 #42B2BC
tetradic
#BC42B2 #BC8942 #42BC4C #4275BC
square
#BC42B2 #BC8942 #42BC4C #4275BC
split-complementary
#BC42B2 #75BC42 #42BC89
monochromatic
#61225C #8F3287 #BC42B2 #CC6FC5 #DC9CD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.60
#BC42B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.56
#BC42B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC42B2
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC42B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC42B2 | 1.00 | 4.60 | 4.56 | 4.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A6AB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#657BAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C34E74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc42b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.201 331.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37fc9',
500: '#bc42b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc42b2; $custom-light: #d37fc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc42b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 66,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.918,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58879,
"c": 0.20119,
"h": 331.2
},
"luminance": 0.17802
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC42B2
secondary
#91C996
accent
#D85B50
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAEFF8
border
#D3CAD1
text
#150B13
muted
#837C82