#BC4AE2#BC4AE2

#BC4AE2 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.232 H 316.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4AE2
RGB	rgb(188, 74, 226)
HSL	hsl(285, 72%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(285, 67%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 67.3%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.04, 67.22, -56.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.04, 88.04, 319.77°)
OKLab	oklab(62.45% 0.1681 -0.1597)
OKLCH	oklch(62.45% 0.232 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(36.9132, 21.0813, 74.0614)
Luminance	0.2108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4AE2 #70E24A

analogous

#704AE2 #BC4AE2 #E24ABC

triadic

#BC4AE2 #E2BC4A #4AE2BC

tetradic

#BC4AE2 #E2704A #70E24A #4ABCE2

square

#BC4AE2 #E2704A #70E24A #4ABCE2

split-complementary

#BC4AE2 #BCE24A #4AE270

monochromatic

#791999 #A321CE #BC4AE2 #D07FEA #E3B3F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.03

#BC4AE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#BC4AE2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC4AE2

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4AE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC4AE2	1.00	4.03	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B82DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA6790

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4ae2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 74, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.232 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d485ec',
    500: '#bc4ae2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4ae2;
$custom-light: #d485ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4ae2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 72.381,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62452,
    "c": 0.23184,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4AE2

secondary

#B5E2A6

accent

#EF3966

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4AE2

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

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