#BC498E#BC498E

#BC498E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.166 H 346.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC498E
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 142)
HSL	hsl(324, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(324, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 24.5%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.78, 53.51, -14.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.78, 55.49, 344.64°)
OKLab	oklab(58.02% 0.1613 -0.0388)
OKLCH	oklch(58.02% 0.166 346.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.0051, 17.4121, 27.4719)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC498E #49BC77

analogous

#B049BC #BC498E #BC4954

triadic

#BC498E #8EBC49 #498EBC

tetradic

#BC498E #BCB049 #49BC77 #4954BC

square

#BC498E #BCB049 #49BC77 #4954BC

split-complementary

#BC498E #54BC49 #49BCB0

monochromatic

#65254C #92366D #BC498E #CC76AA #DDA2C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BC498E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BC498E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC498E

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC498E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC498E	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)

#556790

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#767B8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C84765

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc498e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.166 346.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d382af',
    500: '#bc498e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc498e;
$custom-light: #d382af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc498e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 324,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58018,
    "c": 0.16592,
    "h": 346.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC498E

secondary

#97CAAB

accent

#D68752

background

#FDF8FA

surface

#FAEFF4

border

#D3CACE

text

#150B10

muted

#837C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC498E

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

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