#BC42BF#BC42BF
#BC42BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.212 H 326.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC42BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 66, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 49%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 65%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.92, 64.03, -41.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.92, 76.46, 326.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.57% 0.1772 -0.1157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.57% 0.212 326.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0907, 18.3515, 51.1321) |
| Luminance | 0.1835 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.68
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.97
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.93
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.53
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.17
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC42BF #45BF42
analogous
#7D42BF #BC42BF #BF4283
triadic
#BC42BF #BFBC42 #42BFBC
tetradic
#BC42BF #BF7D42 #45BF42 #4283BF
square
#BC42BF #BF7D42 #45BF42 #4283BF
split-complementary
#BC42BF #83BF42 #42BF7D
monochromatic
#632265 #903292 #BC42BF #CC70CE #DC9DDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.50
#BC42BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.67
#BC42BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC42BF
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC42BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC42BF | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.67 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E6DC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E7CBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1547B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc42bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.212 326.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d480d3',
500: '#bc42bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc42bf; $custom-light: #d480d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc42bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 66,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.56,
"s": 49.407,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59572,
"c": 0.21161,
"h": 326.8
},
"luminance": 0.18349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC42BF
secondary
#94CA93
accent
#D94F52
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAEFFA
border
#D3CAD3
text
#150B14
muted
#837C83