#BC498D#BC498D

#BC498D is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.165 H 347.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC498D
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 141)
HSL	hsl(325, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(325, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 25%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.74, 53.37, -14.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.74, 55.22, 345.15°)
OKLab	oklab(57.98% 0.1611 -0.0373)
OKLCH	oklch(57.98% 0.165 347)
XYZ	xyz(27.9303, 17.3822, 27.0783)
Luminance	0.1738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC498D #49BC78

analogous

#B249BC #BC498D #BC4953

triadic

#BC498D #8DBC49 #498DBC

tetradic

#BC498D #BCB249 #49BC78 #4953BC

square

#BC498D #BCB249 #49BC78 #4953BC

split-complementary

#BC498D #53BC49 #49BCB2

monochromatic

#65254B #92366C #BC498D #CC76A9 #DDA2C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BC498D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BC498D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC498D

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC498D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC498D	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56678F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767B8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C84665

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc498d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.165 347.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d382ae',
    500: '#bc498d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc498d;
$custom-light: #d382ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc498d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 324.522,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57979,
    "c": 0.16533,
    "h": 347
  },
  "luminance": 0.1738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC498D

secondary

#97CAAC

accent

#D68852

background

#FDF8FA

surface

#FAEFF4

border

#D3CACE

text

#150B10

muted

#837C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC498D

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

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