#BC4ED4#BC4ED4

#BC4ED4 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.214 H 320.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC4ED4
RGB	rgb(188, 78, 212)
HSL	hsl(289, 61%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(289, 63%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 63.2%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.83, 62.86, -49.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.83, 79.85, 321.92°)
OKLab	oklab(62.04% 0.164 -0.1375)
OKLCH	oklch(62.04% 0.214 320)
XYZ	xyz(35.3456, 20.8953, 64.4460)
Luminance	0.2089 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC4ED4 #66D44E

analogous

#794ED4 #BC4ED4 #D44EA9

triadic

#BC4ED4 #D4BC4E #4ED4BC

tetradic

#BC4ED4 #D4794E #66D44E #4EA9D4

square

#BC4ED4 #D4794E #66D44E #4EA9D4

split-complementary

#BC4ED4 #A9D44E #4ED479

monochromatic

#752187 #9F2DB8 #BC4ED4 #CF7FE0 #E1B0EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#BC4ED4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#BC4ED4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BC4ED4

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC4ED4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BC4ED4	1.00	4.05	5.18	5.18
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2976D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5982D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD648A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc4ed4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 78, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.214 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d387e2',
    500: '#bc4ed4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc4ed4;
$custom-light: #d387e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc4ed4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.254,
    "s": 60.909,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62045,
    "c": 0.214,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.20894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC4ED4

secondary

#ADDAA4

accent

#E44460

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAF0FB

border

#D3CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC4ED4

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

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