#BC4CD1#BC4CD1
#BC4CD1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.214 H 321.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4CD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 76, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 59%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 64%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 63.6%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.36, 63.15, -48.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.36, 79.50, 322.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.65% 0.1663 -0.1347) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.65% 0.214 321) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8308, 20.4654, 62.4248) |
| Luminance | 0.2046 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.70
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.62
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 4.69
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.79
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.34
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4CD1 #61D14C
analogous
#794CD1 #BC4CD1 #D14CA3
triadic
#BC4CD1 #D1BC4C #4CD1BC
tetradic
#BC4CD1 #D1794C #61D14C #4CA3D1
square
#BC4CD1 #D1794C #61D14C #4CA3D1
split-complementary
#BC4CD1 #A3D14C #4CD179
monochromatic
#722181 #9D2EB2 #BC4CD1 #CE7DDE #E0ADEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#BC4CD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#BC4CD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC4CD1
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4CD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4CD1 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2975D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A81CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD6288
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4cd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 76, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.214 321.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d385e0',
500: '#bc4cd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4cd1; $custom-light: #d385e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4cd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 76,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.526,
"s": 59.111,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61648,
"c": 0.21398,
"h": 321
},
"luminance": 0.20464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4CD1
secondary
#AAD8A1
accent
#E2465E
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAF0FB
border
#D3CBD4
text
#150C15
muted
#837D83