#BC42B3#BC42B3
#BC42B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.202 H 330.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC42B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 66, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 4.8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.31, 62.02, -35.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.31, 71.60, 330.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.93% 0.1764 -0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.93% 0.202 330.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8238, 17.8447, 44.4600) |
| Luminance | 0.1784 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.09
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.97
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.18
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.04
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.63
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC42B3 #42BC4B
analogous
#8842BC #BC42B3 #BC4276
triadic
#BC42B3 #B3BC42 #42B3BC
tetradic
#BC42B3 #BC8842 #42BC4B #4276BC
square
#BC42B3 #BC8842 #42BC4B #4276BC
split-complementary
#BC42B3 #76BC42 #42BC88
monochromatic
#61225D #8F3288 #BC42B3 #CC6FC5 #DC9CD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.60
#BC42B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.57
#BC42B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BC42B3
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC42B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC42B3 | 1.00 | 4.60 | 4.57 | 4.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#396AB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#657BB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C34F75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc42b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.202 330.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37fca',
500: '#bc42b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc42b3; $custom-light: #d37fca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc42b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 66,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.426,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58931,
"c": 0.20198,
"h": 330.9
},
"luminance": 0.17842
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC42B3
secondary
#91C995
accent
#D85A50
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAEFF8
border
#D3CAD1
text
#150B13
muted
#837C82