#BC499B#BC499B

#BC499B is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.174 H 340.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC499B
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 155)
HSL	hsl(317, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(317, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 17.6%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.28, 55.36, -21.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.28, 59.45, 338.62°)
OKLab	oklab(58.56% 0.1643 -0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(58.56% 0.174 340.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.0386, 17.8255, 32.9153)
Luminance	0.1782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC499B #49BC6A

analogous

#A349BC #BC499B #BC4961

triadic

#BC499B #9BBC49 #499BBC

tetradic

#BC499B #BCA349 #49BC6A #4961BC

square

#BC499B #BCA349 #49BC6A #4961BC

split-complementary

#BC499B #61BC49 #49BCA3

monochromatic

#652553 #923678 #BC499B #CC76B4 #DDA2CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#BC499B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#BC499B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC499B

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC499B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC499B	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50699E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C64B6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc499b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.174 340.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d382b8',
    500: '#bc499b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc499b;
$custom-light: #d382b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc499b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 317.217,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5856,
    "c": 0.17434,
    "h": 340.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC499B

secondary

#97CAA6

accent

#D67852

background

#FDF8FB

surface

#FAEFF6

border

#D3CAD0

text

#150B11

muted

#837C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC499B

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

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