#BC45B4#BC45B4

#BC45B4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.199 H 330.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC45B4
RGB	rgb(188, 69, 180)
HSL	hsl(304, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(304, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 4.3%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.79, 60.98, -35.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.79, 70.61, 329.72°)
OKLab	oklab(59.3% 0.173 -0.0978)
OKLCH	oklch(59.3% 0.199 330.5)
XYZ	xyz(31.1052, 18.2451, 45.0545)
Luminance	0.1824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC45B4 #45BC4D

analogous

#8945BC #BC45B4 #BC4578

triadic

#BC45B4 #B4BC45 #45B4BC

tetradic

#BC45B4 #BC8945 #45BC4D #4578BC

square

#BC45B4 #BC8945 #45BC4D #4578BC

split-complementary

#BC45B4 #78BC45 #45BC89

monochromatic

#63245F #90348A #BC45B4 #CC72C6 #DC9FD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#BC45B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#BC45B4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC45B4

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC45B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC45B4	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C6CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C35276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc45b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 69, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.199 330.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d381cb',
    500: '#bc45b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc45b4;
$custom-light: #d381cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc45b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.034,
    "s": 47.036,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59299,
    "c": 0.19878,
    "h": 330.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC45B4

secondary

#94C997

accent

#D75A51

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF8

border

#D3CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC45B4

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

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