#BC5AC9#BC5AC9
#BC5AC9 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.187 H 322.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5AC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 90, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 55.2%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.26, 55.31, -40.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.26, 68.67, 323.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.9% 0.1487 -0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.187 322.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9368, 22.2225, 57.6961) |
| Luminance | 0.2222 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.28
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.88
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.53
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.88
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 6.29
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5AC9 #67C95A
analogous
#855AC9 #BC5AC9 #C95A9F
triadic
#BC5AC9 #C9BC5A #5AC9BC
tetradic
#BC5AC9 #C9855A #67C95A #5A9FC9
square
#BC5AC9 #C9855A #67C95A #5A9FC9
split-complementary
#BC5AC9 #9FC95A #5AC985
monochromatic
#752A7F #9F39AD #BC5AC9 #CF88D8 #E1B6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.86
#BC5AC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.44
#BC5AC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5AC9
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5AC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5AC9 | 1.00 | 3.86 | 5.44 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#487ACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6886C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF6989
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5ac9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 90, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.187 322.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38dda',
500: '#bc5ac9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5ac9; $custom-light: #d38dda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5ac9",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 90,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.973,
"s": 50.685,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62898,
"c": 0.18656,
"h": 322.8
},
"luminance": 0.22221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5AC9
secondary
#AED6A9
accent
#DA4E5E
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAF0FA
border
#D3CBD3
text
#140D15
muted
#837D83