#BC5EC9#BC5EC9
#BC5EC9 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.180 H 322.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC5EC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 94, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 53%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 53.2%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.99, 53.38, -39.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.99, 66.44, 323.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.43% 0.1434 -0.1095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.43% 0.18 322.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2833, 22.9155, 57.8116) |
| Luminance | 0.2291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.89
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.32
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.85
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 6.27
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.52
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC5EC9 #6BC95E
analogous
#865EC9 #BC5EC9 #C95EA1
triadic
#BC5EC9 #C9BC5E #5EC9BC
tetradic
#BC5EC9 #C9865E #6BC95E #5EA1C9
square
#BC5EC9 #C9865E #6BC95E #5EA1C9
split-complementary
#BC5EC9 #A1C95E #5EC986
monochromatic
#772B81 #A13BAF #BC5EC9 #CF8CD8 #E2BAE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#BC5EC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.58
#BC5EC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC5EC9
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC5EC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC5EC9 | 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)
#4D7DCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B87C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF6C8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc5ec9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 94, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.180 322.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d290da',
500: '#bc5ec9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc5ec9; $custom-light: #d290da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc5ec9",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 94,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.71,
"s": 49.767,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63429,
"c": 0.18036,
"h": 322.6
},
"luminance": 0.22914
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC5EC9
secondary
#B1D7AC
accent
#D94F5F
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FAF1FA
border
#D3CBD3
text
#140D15
muted
#837E83