#bc59f6

Color #bc59f6

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 13.4 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc59f6

RGB

rgb(188, 89, 246)

HSL

hsl(277.8, 89.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.8, 63.8%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 63.8%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(56.58, 64.79, -62.39)

LCH

lch(56.58, 89.95, 316.08)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.2317, 310.57)

HWB

hwb(277.8, 34.9%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93f659

Analogous

#6d59f6

#bc59f6

#f659e2

Triadic

#bc59f6

#f6bc59

#59f6bc

Split-complementary

#bc59f6

#e2f659

#59f66d

Tetradic

#bc59f6

#f65993

#93f659

#59f6bc

Square

#bc59f6

#f66d59

#93f659

#59e2f6

Shades

Color #bc59f6 mixed toward black.

#a724f3

#8a0cd4

#67099f

#45066a

#220335

Tints

Color #bc59f6 mixed toward white.

#c775f7

#d290f9

#ddacfa

#e9c8fc

#f4e3fd

Tones

Color #bc59f6 mixed toward gray.

#b966e9

#b573dc

#b280cf

#ae8dc2

#ab9ab5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9add · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#a0a6d6 · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#b9c6c1 · ΔE 35.1

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 29.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc59f6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc59f6]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bc59f6 (#bc59f6) is rgb(188, 89, 246) in RGB.

No, #bc59f6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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