#BC48E0#BC48E0
#BC48E0 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.232 H 317.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC48E0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 72, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.1%, 67.9%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.63, 67.64, -56.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.63, 88.06, 320.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.12% 0.1703 -0.1583) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.12% 0.232 317.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5090, 20.7094, 72.5807) |
| Luminance | 0.2071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.91
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.40
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 4.69
Hot Purple
#CB00F5
ΔE00 4.98
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.53
Neon Purple
#BC13FE
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC48E0 #6CE048
analogous
#7048E0 #BC48E0 #E048B8
triadic
#BC48E0 #E0BC48 #48E0BC
tetradic
#BC48E0 #E07048 #6CE048 #48B8E0
square
#BC48E0 #E07048 #6CE048 #48B8E0
split-complementary
#BC48E0 #B8E048 #48E070
monochromatic
#771994 #A122C9 #BC48E0 #CF7CE9 #E2B1F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#BC48E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.14
#BC48E0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC48E0
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC48E0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC48E0 | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0076E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B81DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA658F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc48e0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 72, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.232 317.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d484ea',
500: '#bc48e0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc48e0; $custom-light: #d484ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc48e0",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 72,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.789,
"s": 71.028,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62121,
"c": 0.23249,
"h": 317.1
},
"luminance": 0.20708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC48E0
secondary
#B2E0A4
accent
#EE3A65
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FBF0FD
border
#D4CBD5
text
#150C16
muted
#837D84