#BC45AE#BC45AE

#BC45AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.194 H 332.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC45AE
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 174)
HSL	hsl(307, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(307, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 7.4%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.50, 60.00, -32.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.50, 68.26, 331.53°)
OKLab	oklab(58.99% 0.1724 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(58.99% 0.194 332.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.5072, 18.0059, 41.9049)
Luminance	0.1800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC45AE #45BC53

analogous

#8F45BC #BC45AE #BC4572

triadic

#BC45AE #AEBC45 #45AEBC

tetradic

#BC45AE #BC8F45 #45BC53 #4572BC

square

#BC45AE #BC8F45 #45BC53 #4572BC

split-complementary

#BC45AE #72BC45 #45BC8F

monochromatic

#63245C #903485 #BC45AE #CC72C2 #DC9FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#BC45AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#BC45AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC45AE

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC45AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC45AE	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#416BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C44F73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc45ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.194 332.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d381c6',
    500: '#bc45ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc45ae;
$custom-light: #d381c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc45ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.059,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58994,
    "c": 0.19405,
    "h": 332.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC45AE

secondary

#94C99A

accent

#D76151

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC45AE

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

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