#BC5AD7#BC5AD7
#BC5AD7 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.200 H 318.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5AD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 90, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 61%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 58%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.6%, 58.1%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.98, 58.01, -47.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.98, 74.99, 320.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.66% 0.1496 -0.1326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.66% 0.2 318.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6593, 22.9115, 66.7681) |
| Luminance | 0.2291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.34
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.64
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 5.53
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 5.53
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.76
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5AD7 #75D75A
analogous
#7E5AD7 #BC5AD7 #D75AB4
triadic
#BC5AD7 #D7BC5A #5AD7BC
tetradic
#BC5AD7 #D77E5A #75D75A #5AB4D7
square
#BC5AD7 #D77E5A #75D75A #5AB4D7
split-complementary
#BC5AD7 #B4D75A #5AD77E
monochromatic
#7B2493 #A430C4 #BC5AD7 #D08BE3 #E4BDEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#BC5AD7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.58
#BC5AD7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5AD7
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5AD7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5AD7 | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.58 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C7DDB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6087D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC6E90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5ad7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 90, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.200 318.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38ee4',
500: '#bc5ad7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5ad7; $custom-light: #d38ee4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5ad7",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 90,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.04,
"s": 60.976,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63657,
"c": 0.19992,
"h": 318.5
},
"luminance": 0.2291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5AD7
secondary
#B9DFAE
accent
#E44466
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FC
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140D15
muted
#837D84