#BC5BD8#BC5BD8
#BC5BD8 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.199 H 318.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5BD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 91, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 62%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 58%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 57.9%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.21, 57.73, -47.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.21, 74.91, 320.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.84% 0.1484 -0.1332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.84% 0.199 318.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8731, 23.1329, 67.4752) |
| Luminance | 0.2313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.59
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.75
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 5.32
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 5.44
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 5.90
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5BD8 #77D85B
analogous
#7D5BD8 #BC5BD8 #D85BB5
triadic
#BC5BD8 #D8BC5B #5BD8BC
tetradic
#BC5BD8 #D87D5B #77D85B #5BB5D8
square
#BC5BD8 #D87D5B #77D85B #5BB5D8
split-complementary
#BC5BD8 #B5D85B #5BD87D
monochromatic
#7C2395 #A52FC7 #BC5BD8 #D08CE4 #E4BEF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#BC5BD8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#BC5BD8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5BD8
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5BD8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5BD8 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D7EDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6087D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC6F91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5bd8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 91, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.199 318.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38ee4',
500: '#bc5bd8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5bd8; $custom-light: #d38ee4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5bd8",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 91,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.56,
"s": 61.576,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6384,
"c": 0.19941,
"h": 318.1
},
"luminance": 0.23131
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5BD8
secondary
#BADFAF
accent
#C91C43
background
#FDF9FE
surface
#FAF1FC
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140D16
muted
#837E84