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#bc59df

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

RGB
188, 89, 223
HSL
284°, 68%, 61%
CMYK
16, 60, 0, 13
Luminance
0.2316

Every format

HEX#bc59df
RGBrgb(188, 89, 223)
HSLhsl(284, 68%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 60%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(55.2 60.1 -51.6)
LCHlch(55.2 79.2 319.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.640 0.209 316.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc59df;
background-color: #bc59df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc59df] bg-[#bc59df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc59df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.349, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc59df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc59df on white: 3.73:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc59df on black: 5.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green34.9%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.7%
Magenta60.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#bc59df text on a black background

contrast 5.63:1

Card sample

#bc59df text on a white background

contrast 3.73:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc59df;
Background color
Panel with #bc59df background
background-color: #bc59df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc59df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 89, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 89, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc59df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc59df, #DF59A9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc59df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc59df in the Color Lab