#BC4E9C#BC4E9C
#BC4E9C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.168 H 340.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC4E9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 78, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(317, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(317, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 17%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.15, 53.27, -20.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.15, 57.24, 338.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.21% 0.1578 -0.0562) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.21% 0.168 340.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4648, 18.5429, 33.4734) |
| Luminance | 0.1854 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 5.82
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 6.12
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.36
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 7.20
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 7.27
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC4E9C #4EBC6E
analogous
#A54EBC #BC4E9C #BC4E65
triadic
#BC4E9C #9CBC4E #4E9CBC
tetradic
#BC4E9C #BCA54E #4EBC6E #4E65BC
square
#BC4E9C #BCA54E #4EBC6E #4E65BC
split-complementary
#BC4E9C #65BC4E #4EBCA5
monochromatic
#682755 #95387A #BC4E9C #CD7AB5 #DEA7CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.46
#BC4E9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.71
#BC4E9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC4E9C
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC4E9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC4E9C | 1.00 | 4.46 | 4.71 | 4.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#546C9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#747E99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6506E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc4e9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 78, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.168 340.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d385b9',
500: '#bc4e9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc4e9c; $custom-light: #d385b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc4e9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 78,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 317.455,
"s": 45.082,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5921,
"c": 0.16754,
"h": 340.4
},
"luminance": 0.1854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC4E9C
secondary
#9BCBA9
accent
#D57953
background
#FDF8FB
surface
#FAF0F6
border
#D3CBD0
text
#140B11
muted
#837C80