#BC42CA#BC42CA

#BC42CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.221 H 323.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC42CA
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(294, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(294, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.52, 65.94, -47.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.52, 81.10, 324.40°)
OKLab	oklab(60.2% 0.1773 -0.1315)
OKLCH	oklch(60.2% 0.221 323.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.3469, 18.8540, 57.7484)
Luminance	0.1885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC42CA #50CA42

analogous

#7842CA #BC42CA #CA4294

triadic

#BC42CA #CABC42 #42CABC

tetradic

#BC42CA #CA7842 #50CA42 #4294CA

square

#BC42CA #CA7842 #50CA42 #4294CA

split-complementary

#BC42CA #94CA42 #42CA78

monochromatic

#692072 #962DA2 #BC42CA #CD72D7 #DEA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#BC42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#BC42CA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC42CA

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC42CA	1.00	4.40	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E6FCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#587DC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF5881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.221 323.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d480db',
    500: '#bc42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc42ca;
$custom-light: #d480db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.824,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60195,
    "c": 0.22073,
    "h": 323.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC42CA

secondary

#9CD196

accent

#DF4858

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC42CA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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