#BC55CB#BC55CB
#BC55CB is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.196 H 322.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC55CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 85, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 53%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 58%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.4%, 58.1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.49, 58.04, -43.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.49, 72.26, 323.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.37% 0.1552 -0.1195) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.37% 0.196 322.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7659, 21.5019, 58.8074) |
| Luminance | 0.2150 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.54
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.84
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.31
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.37
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.89
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC55CB #64CB55
analogous
#8155CB #BC55CB #CB559F
triadic
#BC55CB #CBBC55 #55CBBC
tetradic
#BC55CB #CB8155 #64CB55 #559FCB
square
#BC55CB #CB8155 #64CB55 #559FCB
split-complementary
#BC55CB #9FCB55 #55CB81
monochromatic
#74277F #9E35AE #BC55CB #CE84D9 #E1B3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#BC55CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.30
#BC55CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC55CB
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC55CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC55CB | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.30 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F78CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6484C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE6688
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc55cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 85, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.196 322.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38adb',
500: '#bc55cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc55cb; $custom-light: #d38adb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc55cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 85,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.373,
"s": 53.153,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62369,
"c": 0.19592,
"h": 322.4
},
"luminance": 0.215
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC55CB
secondary
#ACD6A6
accent
#DD4B5E
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAF0FB
border
#D3CBD4
text
#140C15
muted
#837D83