#bc50ef

Color #bc50ef

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 11.62 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bc50ef

RGB

rgb(188, 80, 239)

HSL

hsl(280.8, 83.2%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.8, 66.5%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 66.5%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(54.72, 67.29, -61.46)

LCH

lch(54.72, 91.13, 317.59)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.2364, 312.89)

HWB

hwb(280.8, 31.4%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83ef50

Analogous

#6c50ef

#bc50ef

#ef50d2

Triadic

#bc50ef

#efbc50

#50efbc

Split-complementary

#bc50ef

#d2ef50

#50ef6c

Tetradic

#bc50ef

#ef5083

#83ef50

#50efbc

Square

#bc50ef

#ef6c50

#83ef50

#50d2ef

Shades

Color #bc50ef mixed toward black.

#a91fea

#8a12c3

#680d92

#450961

#230431

Tints

Color #bc50ef mixed toward white.

#c76df2

#d28af4

#dea7f7

#e9c5fa

#f4e2fc

Tones

Color #bc50ef mixed toward gray.

#b75de2

#b26ad4

#ae78c7

#a985ba

#a492ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9998d6 · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#9fa5d0 · ΔE 24.2

Tritanopia

#b8c0ba · ΔE 36.8

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 29.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc50ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc50ef]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bc50ef (#bc50ef) is rgb(188, 80, 239) in RGB.

No, #bc50ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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