#BC5BE3#BC5BE3
#BC5BE3 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.210 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5BE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 91, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 71%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.2%, 59.9%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.81, 59.93, -52.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.81, 80.00, 318.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.47% 0.1488 -0.1485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.47% 0.21 315) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3430, 23.7208, 75.2169) |
| Luminance | 0.2372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.87
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 3.88
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 4.38
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 4.75
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.34
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5BE3 #82E35B
analogous
#785BE3 #BC5BE3 #E35BC6
triadic
#BC5BE3 #E3BC5B #5BE3BC
tetradic
#BC5BE3 #E3785B #82E35B #5BC6E3
square
#BC5BE3 #E3785B #82E35B #5BC6E3
split-complementary
#BC5BE3 #C6E35B #5BE378
monochromatic
#7F1DA7 #A727DA #BC5BE3 #D18FEC #E7C4F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#BC5BE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.74
#BC5BE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5BE3
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5BE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5BE3 | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.74 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3080E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5988E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B97397
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5be3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 91, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.210 315.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38eec',
500: '#bc5be3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5be3; $custom-light: #d38eec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5be3",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 91,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.794,
"s": 70.833,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64469,
"c": 0.2102,
"h": 315
},
"luminance": 0.2372
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5BE3
secondary
#C2E6B4
accent
#D3134A
background
#FDF9FE
surface
#FAF1FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#150D16
muted
#837E84