#BC74CC#BC74CC
#BC74CC is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.147 H 320.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BC74CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 116, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 46%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 43%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 43.1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.47, 42.64, -34.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.47, 54.69, 321.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.8% 0.113 -0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.8% 0.147 320.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8822, 27.5431, 60.4359) |
| Luminance | 0.2754 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.60
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.06
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.32
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.33
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.17
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BC74CC #84CC74
analogous
#9074CC #BC74CC #CC74B0
triadic
#BC74CC #CCBC74 #74CCBC
tetradic
#BC74CC #CC9074 #84CC74 #74B0CC
square
#BC74CC #CC9074 #84CC74 #74B0CC
split-complementary
#BC74CC #B0CC74 #74CC90
monochromatic
#803591 #A647BC #BC74CC #D2A1DC #E7CEED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#BC74CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#BC74CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BC74CC
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BC74CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BC74CC | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#678ACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B92C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD7F96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bc74cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 116, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.147 320.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d29edc',
500: '#bc74cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bc74cc; $custom-light: #d29edc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bc74cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 116,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.091,
"s": 46.316,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66804,
"c": 0.14714,
"h": 320.1
},
"luminance": 0.27542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BC74CC
secondary
#C4DEBE
accent
#BA2C46
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FAF2FB
border
#D3CCD4
text
#140E15
muted
#837E83