#BC51BB#BC51BB
#BC51BB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.188 H 327.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC51BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 81, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 57%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 0.5%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.02, 56.97, -36.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.02, 67.48, 327.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.04% 0.1589 -0.0996) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.04% 0.188 327.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6506, 20.1661, 49.1768) |
| Luminance | 0.2016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 2.27
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.39
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.40
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.47
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 6.36
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC51BB #51BC52
analogous
#8851BC #BC51BB #BC5185
triadic
#BC51BB #BBBC51 #51BBBC
tetradic
#BC51BB #BC8851 #51BC52 #5185BC
square
#BC51BB #BC8851 #51BC52 #5185BC
split-complementary
#BC51BB #85BC51 #51BC88
monochromatic
#6A2969 #963A95 #BC51BB #CD7DCC #DEA9DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.17
#BC51BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.03
#BC51BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC51BB
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC51BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC51BB | 1.00 | 4.17 | 5.03 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4673BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6981B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C15D7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc51bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.188 327.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d388d0',
500: '#bc51bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc51bb; $custom-light: #d388d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc51bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 81,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300.561,
"s": 44.398,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61037,
"c": 0.18753,
"h": 327.9
},
"luminance": 0.20164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC51BB
secondary
#9DCC9E
accent
#D45554
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAF0F9
border
#D3CBD2
text
#140C14
muted
#837D82