#BC49CB
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(61% 0.213 322.9), rgb(188, 73, 203).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.95:1).
About this color
#BC49CB is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.213 and its hue 323°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.95:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.213) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 4.95:1 |
| White text | 4.23:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BC49CB |
| RGB | rgb(188, 73, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 56%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.213 322.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BC49CB | 4.23:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BC49CB | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc 35.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BC49CB text on white | 4.23:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BC49CB text on black | 4.95:1 | AA | Lc -33.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#FAF2FB
oklch(97% 0.015 322.3)
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Step 100
100
#F4E4F6
oklch(93.7% 0.029 322.4)
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Step 200
200
#ECCDF0
oklch(88.5% 0.058 322.4)
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Step 300
300
#E1AAE8
oklch(80.9% 0.104 322.7)
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Step 400
400
#D179DC
oklch(70.7% 0.167 323)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#BC49CB
oklch(61% 0.213 322.9)
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Step 600
600
#AE2BBF
oklch(55.6% 0.231 322.8)
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Step 700
700
#961AA5
oklch(49.2% 0.215 323)
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Step 800
800
#7A1A86
oklch(42.8% 0.179 322.9)
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Step 900
900
#621F6B
oklch(37.7% 0.138 322.7)
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Step 950
950
#3A143F
oklch(27.1% 0.088 322.9)
#BC49CB with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #2B72CF | 0.215 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5C7FC8 | 0.183 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BF5E84 | 0.127 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.214 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BC49CB
#BC49CB
oklch(61% 0.213 322.9)
- #009F0D
#009F0D
oklch(60.9% 0.204 142.9)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #BC49CB, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #BC49CB.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.023
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.035
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.038
- Purple Pink #D725DE ΔE 0.067
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.072
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.078
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.080
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.081
Use #BC49CB in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.