#BC49C9#BC49C9
#BC49C9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.211 H 323.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC49C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 73, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 63.7%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.47, 62.95, -45.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.47, 77.45, 324.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.86% 0.1696 -0.1254) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.86% 0.211 323.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6632, 19.6754, 57.2716) |
| Luminance | 0.1967 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.85
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.97
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.06
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 4.83
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.94
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC49C9 #56C949
analogous
#7C49C9 #BC49C9 #C94996
triadic
#BC49C9 #C9BC49 #49C9BC
tetradic
#BC49C9 #C97C49 #56C949 #4996C9
square
#BC49C9 #C97C49 #56C949 #4996C9
split-complementary
#BC49C9 #96C949 #49C97C
monochromatic
#6D2375 #9831A4 #BC49C9 #CD78D7 #DFA7E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#BC49C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#BC49C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC49C9
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC49C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC49C9 | 1.00 | 4.26 | 4.93 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E72CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D7FC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF5D83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc49c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 73, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.211 323.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d384da',
500: '#bc49c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc49c9; $custom-light: #d384da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc49c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 73,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.906,
"s": 54.237,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60863,
"c": 0.21093,
"h": 323.5
},
"luminance": 0.19673
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC49C9
secondary
#A1D29C
accent
#DE4A59
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAF0FB
border
#D3CBD4
text
#150B15
muted
#837C83