#BC48C0#BC48C0

#BC48C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.205 H 326.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC48C0
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 192)
HSL	hsl(298, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(298, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 62.5%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.84, 61.77, -40.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.84, 74.09, 326.48°)
OKLab	oklab(60.26% 0.1704 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(60.26% 0.205 326.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.5702, 19.1339, 51.8366)
Luminance	0.1913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC48C0 #4CC048

analogous

#8048C0 #BC48C0 #C04888

triadic

#BC48C0 #C0BC48 #48C0BC

tetradic

#BC48C0 #C08048 #4CC048 #4888C0

square

#BC48C0 #C08048 #4CC048 #4888C0

split-complementary

#BC48C0 #88C048 #48C080

monochromatic

#672469 #943497 #BC48C0 #CD76D0 #DDA3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#BC48C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.83

#BC48C0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC48C0

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC48C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC48C0	1.00	4.35	4.83	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3670C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1587E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc48c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.205 326.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d383d3',
    500: '#bc48c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc48c0;
$custom-light: #d383d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc48c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298,
    "s": 48.78,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60258,
    "c": 0.20457,
    "h": 326.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC48C0

secondary

#99CC98

accent

#D84F54

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#150B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC48C0

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

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