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#bc40cd

a balanced, vivid magenta / pink · warm · closest name: orchid

RGB
188, 64, 205
HSL
293°, 59%, 53%
CMYK
8, 69, 0, 20
Luminance
0.1877

Every format

HEX#bc40cd
RGBrgb(188, 64, 205)
HSLhsl(293, 59%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 69%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(50.4 67.2 -49.1)
LCHlch(50.4 83.3 323.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.602 0.226 322.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc40cd;
background-color: #bc40cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc40cd] bg-[#bc40cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc40cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.251, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc40cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc40cd on white: 4.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc40cd on black: 4.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green25.1%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.3%
Magenta68.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#bc40cd text on a black background

contrast 4.75:1

Card sample

#bc40cd text on a white background

contrast 4.42:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc40cd;
Background color
Panel with #bc40cd background
background-color: #bc40cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc40cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 64, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 64, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc40cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc40cd, #CD4080);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc40cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc40cd in the Color Lab