#BC42EB#BC42EB

#BC42EB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.249 H 314.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC42EB
RGB	rgb(188, 66, 235)
HSL	hsl(283, 81%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(283, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 71.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.49, 72.07, -62.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.49, 95.59, 318.93°)
OKLab	oklab(62.24% 0.1752 -0.1771)
OKLCH	oklch(62.24% 0.249 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(37.6802, 20.5873, 80.5700)
Luminance	0.2059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC42EB #71EB42

analogous

#6842EB #BC42EB #EB42C5

triadic

#BC42EB #EBBC42 #42EBBC

tetradic

#BC42EB #EB6842 #71EB42 #42C5EB

square

#BC42EB #EB6842 #71EB42 #42C5EB

split-complementary

#BC42EB #C5EB42 #42EB68

monochromatic

#7911A2 #A317D9 #BC42EB #D079F1 #E3B1F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#BC42EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#BC42EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC42EB

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC42EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC42EB	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A80E7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B86693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc42eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 66, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.249 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d581f2',
    500: '#bc42eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc42eb;
$custom-light: #d581f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc42eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.314,
    "s": 80.861,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62242,
    "c": 0.24911,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC42EB

secondary

#B6E6A3

accent

#F73168

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBEFFD

border

#D4CAD5

text

#150B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC42EB

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

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