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#bc50d8

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: orchid

RGB
188, 80, 216
HSL
288°, 64%, 58%
CMYK
13, 63, 0, 15
Luminance
0.2139

Every format

HEX#bc50d8
RGBrgb(188, 80, 216)
HSLhsl(288, 64%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 63%, 0%, 15%)
LABlab(53.4 62.8 -50.7)
LCHlch(53.4 80.7 321.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.625 0.215 318.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc50d8;
background-color: #bc50d8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc50d8] bg-[#bc50d8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc50d8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.314, blue: 0.847)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc50d8")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc50d8 on white: 3.98:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc50d8 on black: 5.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green31.4%
Blue84.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.0%
Magenta63.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)15.3%

Color previews

#bc50d8 text on a black background

contrast 5.28:1

Card sample

#bc50d8 text on a white background

contrast 3.98:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc50d8;
Background color
Panel with #bc50d8 background
background-color: #bc50d8;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc50d8;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 80, 216, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 80, 216, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc50d8;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc50d8, #D85099);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc50d8

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc50d8 in the Color Lab