#BC51CB#BC51CB
#BC51CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.202 H 322.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC51CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 81, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 54%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 60.1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.83, 59.85, -44.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.83, 74.35, 323.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.88% 0.1602 -0.1225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.88% 0.202 322.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4599, 20.8898, 58.7054) |
| Luminance | 0.2089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.65
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.81
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.37
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.91
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.39
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC51CB #60CB51
analogous
#7F51CB #BC51CB #CB519D
triadic
#BC51CB #CBBC51 #51CBBC
tetradic
#BC51CB #CB7F51 #60CB51 #519DCB
square
#BC51CB #CB7F51 #60CB51 #519DCB
split-complementary
#BC51CB #9DCB51 #51CB7F
monochromatic
#72257C #9D33AC #BC51CB #CE80D9 #E0AFE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#BC51CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#BC51CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC51CB
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC51CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC51CB | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 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)
#3976CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6182C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF6387
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc51cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.202 322.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d388db',
500: '#bc51cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc51cb; $custom-light: #d388db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc51cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 81,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.623,
"s": 53.982,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61884,
"c": 0.2017,
"h": 322.6
},
"luminance": 0.20888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC51CB
secondary
#A9D5A3
accent
#DD4A5D
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAF0FB
border
#D3CBD4
text
#140C15
muted
#837D83