#BC73E3#BC73E3
#BC73E3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.174 H 312.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC73E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 115, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 67%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 49%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.2%, 49.3%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.34, 47.93, -45.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.34, 66.30, 316.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.8% 0.1178 -0.1277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.8% 0.174 312.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7325, 28.4998, 76.0134) |
| Luminance | 0.2850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 3.06
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 4.10
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.15
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 5.33
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 5.42
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC73E3 #9AE373
analogous
#8473E3 #BC73E3 #E373D2
triadic
#BC73E3 #E3BC73 #73E3BC
tetradic
#BC73E3 #E38473 #9AE373 #73D2E3
square
#BC73E3 #E38473 #9AE373 #73D2E3
split-complementary
#BC73E3 #D2E373 #73E384
monochromatic
#8425B7 #A440D9 #BC73E3 #D4A6ED #EDD9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#BC73E3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.70
#BC73E3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC73E3
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC73E3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC73E3 | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.70 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#598EE7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E93E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B885A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc73e3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 115, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.174 312.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d29dec',
500: '#bc73e3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc73e3; $custom-light: #d29dec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc73e3",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 115,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.107,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67797,
"c": 0.17373,
"h": 312.7
},
"luminance": 0.28499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC73E3
secondary
#D4EBC7
accent
#CF1757
background
#FDF9FE
surface
#FAF2FD
border
#D3CCD5
text
#140E16
muted
#837E84