#BC5CD1#BC5CD1
#BC5CD1 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.191 H 320.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5CD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 92, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 56%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 56%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 56%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.02, 55.88, -44.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.02, 71.16, 321.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.59% 0.1467 -0.1225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.59% 0.191 320.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0734, 22.9507, 62.8390) |
| Luminance | 0.2295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.72
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.58
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.08
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 6.13
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.32
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5CD1 #71D15C
analogous
#825CD1 #BC5CD1 #D15CAC
triadic
#BC5CD1 #D1BC5C #5CD1BC
tetradic
#BC5CD1 #D1825C #71D15C #5CACD1
square
#BC5CD1 #D1825C #71D15C #5CACD1
split-complementary
#BC5CD1 #ACD15C #5CD182
monochromatic
#79278B #A335BB #BC5CD1 #D08CDE #E3BBEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#BC5CD1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.59
#BC5CD1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5CD1
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5CD1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5CD1 | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.59 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#447DD5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6587CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD6D8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5cd1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 92, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.191 320.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38fdf',
500: '#bc5cd1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5cd1; $custom-light: #d38fdf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5cd1",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 92,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.231,
"s": 55.981,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63585,
"c": 0.19114,
"h": 320.1
},
"luminance": 0.22949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5CD1
secondary
#B6DBAD
accent
#DF4964
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FAF1FB
border
#D3CBD4
text
#140D15
muted
#837E83