#BC5BE0#BC5BE0
#BC5BE0 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.207 H 315.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5BE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 91, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 59%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.1%, 59.4%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.64, 59.33, -51.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.64, 78.61, 319.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.3% 0.1487 -0.1443) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.3% 0.207 315.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9326, 23.5567, 73.0553) |
| Luminance | 0.2356 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.46
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 4.25
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 4.77
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 4.89
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.30
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5BE0 #7FE05B
analogous
#7A5BE0 #BC5BE0 #E05BC2
triadic
#BC5BE0 #E0BC5B #5BE0BC
tetradic
#BC5BE0 #E07A5B #7FE05B #5BC2E0
square
#BC5BE0 #E07A5B #7FE05B #5BC2E0
split-complementary
#BC5BE0 #C2E05B #5BE07A
monochromatic
#7E1FA2 #A728D5 #BC5BE0 #D18EEA #E6C2F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#BC5BE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#BC5BE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5BE0
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5BE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5BE0 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#347FE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B88DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA7295
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5be0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 91, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.207 315.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38eea',
500: '#bc5be0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5be0; $custom-light: #d38eea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5be0",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 91,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.759,
"s": 68.205,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64295,
"c": 0.20725,
"h": 315.9
},
"luminance": 0.23555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5BE0
secondary
#C0E4B3
accent
#D01548
background
#FDF9FE
surface
#FAF1FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140D16
muted
#837E84