#BC54C6
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(62% 0.193 324.1), rgb(188, 84, 198).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.22:1).
About this color
#BC54C6 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.193 and its hue 324°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.22:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.193) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.22:1 |
| White text | 4.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BC54C6 |
| RGB | rgb(188, 84, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 50%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.193 324.1) |
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 #BC54C6 | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BC54C6 | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BC54C6 text on white | 4.02:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BC54C6 text on black | 5.22:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | 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
#FAF3FA
oklch(97.2% 0.012 325.7)
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Step 100
100
#F3E4F4
oklch(93.5% 0.027 323.9)
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Step 200
200
#EBCEED
oklch(88.5% 0.052 324)
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Step 300
300
#DFACE3
oklch(80.8% 0.094 324)
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Step 400
400
#CE7DD5
oklch(70.6% 0.151 324.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#BC54C6
oklch(62% 0.193 324.1)
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Step 600
600
#AB37B6
oklch(55.6% 0.209 324.2)
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Step 700
700
#93289D
oklch(49.2% 0.195 324.2)
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Step 800
800
#77237F
oklch(42.6% 0.162 324.2)
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Step 900
900
#602466
oklch(37.7% 0.125 324)
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Step 950
950
#39163C
oklch(27.1% 0.08 324.4)
#BC54C6 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) | #4277CA | 0.190 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6683C3 | 0.166 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BF6485 | 0.115 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.194 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BC54C6
#BC54C6
oklch(62% 0.193 324.1)
- #17A229
#17A229
oklch(62.1% 0.193 144.1)
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 #BC54C6, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #BC54C6.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.020
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.028
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.044
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.062
- Soft Purple #A66FB5 ΔE 0.076
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.082
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.082
- Purple Pink #D725DE ΔE 0.083
Use #BC54C6 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.