#BC48CD#BC48CD

#BC48CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.216 H 322.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC48CD
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 205)
HSL	hsl(292, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(292, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.3%, 64.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.54, 64.09, -47.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.54, 79.66, 323.57°)
OKLab	oklab(60.98% 0.1708 -0.1318)
OKLCH	oklch(60.98% 0.216 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(34.0747, 19.7357, 59.7603)
Luminance	0.1973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC48CD #59CD48

analogous

#7A48CD #BC48CD #CD489C

triadic

#BC48CD #CDBC48 #48CDBC

tetradic

#BC48CD #CD7A48 #59CD48 #489CCD

square

#BC48CD #CD7A48 #59CD48 #489CCD

split-complementary

#BC48CD #9CCD48 #48CD7A

monochromatic

#6E2179 #9A2EA9 #BC48CD #CE78DA #DFA8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#BC48CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#BC48CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC48CD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC48CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC48CD	1.00	4.25	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2672D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A7FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE5E85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc48cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.216 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d483dd',
    500: '#bc48cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc48cd;
$custom-light: #d483dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc48cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.331,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60984,
    "c": 0.21572,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC48CD

secondary

#A3D59C

accent

#E0475B

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAF0FB

border

#D3CBD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC48CD

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

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