#BC48DD#BC48DD

#BC48DD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.230 H 317.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC48DD
RGB	rgb(188, 72, 221)
HSL	hsl(287, 69%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(287, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 67.4%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.45, 67.07, -54.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.45, 86.72, 320.66°)
OKLab	oklab(61.93% 0.1704 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(61.93% 0.23 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(36.1057, 20.5481, 70.4569)
Luminance	0.2055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC48DD #69DD48

analogous

#7148DD #BC48DD #DD48B4

triadic

#BC48DD #DDBC48 #48DDBC

tetradic

#BC48DD #DD7148 #69DD48 #48B4DD

square

#BC48DD #DD7148 #69DD48 #48B4DD

split-complementary

#BC48DD #B4DD48 #48DD71

monochromatic

#761B90 #A024C3 #BC48DD #CF7CE7 #E2AFF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#BC48DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#BC48DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC48DD

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC48DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC48DD	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E81D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB648D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc48dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.230 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d484e8',
    500: '#bc48dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc48dd;
$custom-light: #d484e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc48dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.711,
    "s": 68.664,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61935,
    "c": 0.22981,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC48DD

secondary

#B0DEA2

accent

#EC3C63

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150B16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC48DD

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

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