#BC51CC#BC51CC
#BC51CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.203 H 322.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC51CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 81, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 60.3%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.88, 60.04, -44.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.88, 74.79, 323.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.94% 0.1602 -0.124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.94% 0.203 322.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5794, 20.9376, 59.3350) |
| Luminance | 0.2094 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.50
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.95
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.35
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.04
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.34
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC51CC #61CC51
analogous
#7E51CC #BC51CC #CC519E
triadic
#BC51CC #CCBC51 #51CCBC
tetradic
#BC51CC #CC7E51 #61CC51 #519ECC
square
#BC51CC #CC7E51 #61CC51 #519ECC
split-complementary
#BC51CC #9ECC51 #51CC7E
monochromatic
#72257E #9D33AD #BC51CC #CE80DA #E0B0E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#BC51CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#BC51CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC51CC
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC51CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC51CC | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3876D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6082C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE6487
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc51cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 81, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.203 322.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d388dc',
500: '#bc51cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc51cc; $custom-light: #d388dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc51cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 81,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.195,
"s": 54.667,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61939,
"c": 0.2026,
"h": 322.3
},
"luminance": 0.20936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC51CC
secondary
#AAD6A3
accent
#DE4A5D
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAF0FB
border
#D3CBD4
text
#140C15
muted
#837D83