#BC499C#BC499C

#BC499C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.175 H 340.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC499C
RGB	rgb(188, 73, 156)
HSL	hsl(317, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(317, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 17%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.33, 55.51, -22.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.33, 59.78, 338.20°)
OKLab	oklab(58.6% 0.1645 -0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(58.6% 0.175 340.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.1229, 17.8593, 33.3594)
Luminance	0.1786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC499C #49BC69

analogous

#A249BC #BC499C #BC4962

triadic

#BC499C #9CBC49 #499CBC

tetradic

#BC499C #BCA249 #49BC69 #4962BC

square

#BC499C #BCA249 #49BC69 #4962BC

split-complementary

#BC499C #62BC49 #49BCA2

monochromatic

#652553 #923678 #BC499C #CC76B4 #DDA2CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#BC499C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#BC499C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC499C

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC499C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC499C	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6A9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717C99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C64C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc499c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.175 340.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d382b9',
    500: '#bc499c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc499c;
$custom-light: #d382b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc499c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 316.696,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58604,
    "c": 0.17503,
    "h": 340.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC499C

secondary

#97CAA5

accent

#D67752

background

#FDF8FB

surface

#FAEFF6

border

#D3CAD0

text

#150B11

muted

#837C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC499C

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

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