#BC42CB#BC42CB

#BC42CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.222 H 323.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC42CB
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(293, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(293, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.4%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.57, 66.12, -47.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.57, 81.53, 324.20°)
OKLab	oklab(60.25% 0.1773 -0.1329)
OKLCH	oklch(60.25% 0.222 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(33.4657, 18.9015, 58.3740)
Luminance	0.1890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC42CB #51CB42

analogous

#7842CB #BC42CB #CB4295

triadic

#BC42CB #CBBC42 #42CBBC

tetradic

#BC42CB #CB7842 #51CB42 #4295CB

square

#BC42CB #CB7842 #51CB42 #4295CB

split-complementary

#BC42CB #95CB42 #42CB78

monochromatic

#6A2073 #962DA3 #BC42CB #CD72D8 #DEA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#BC42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#BC42CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC42CB

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC42CB	1.00	4.39	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C6FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#577DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF5982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.222 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d480db',
    500: '#bc42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc42cb;
$custom-light: #d480db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.431,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60253,
    "c": 0.22156,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC42CB

secondary

#9DD297

accent

#E04858

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC42CB

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

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