#BC4BE4#BC4BE4
#BC4BE4 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.232 H 315.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4BE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 75, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 74%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 67%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.5%, 67.1%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.30, 67.20, -57.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.30, 88.48, 319.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.68% 0.1669 -0.1618) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.68% 0.232 315.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2565, 21.3263, 75.5376) |
| Luminance | 0.2132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.02
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.15
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.12
Hot Purple
#CB00F5
ΔE00 5.26
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.45
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4BE4 #73E44B
analogous
#704BE4 #BC4BE4 #E44BBF
triadic
#BC4BE4 #E4BC4B #4BE4BC
tetradic
#BC4BE4 #E4704B #73E44B #4BBFE4
square
#BC4BE4 #E4704B #73E44B #4BBFE4
split-complementary
#BC4BE4 #BFE44B #4BE470
monochromatic
#7A189D #A420D2 #BC4BE4 #D080EC #E4B5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#BC4BE4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#BC4BE4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC4BE4
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4BE4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4BE4 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0079E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A82E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B96992
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4be4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 75, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.232 315.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d485ed',
500: '#bc4be4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4be4; $custom-light: #d485ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4be4",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 75,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.314,
"s": 73.913,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62681,
"c": 0.23243,
"h": 315.9
},
"luminance": 0.21325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4BE4
secondary
#B7E3A8
accent
#F13768
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FBF0FD
border
#D4CBD5
text
#150C16
muted
#837D84