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#bc67df

a balanced, vivid violet · cool · closest name: Medium Orchid

RGB
188, 103, 223
HSL
283°, 65%, 64%
CMYK
16, 54, 0, 13
Luminance
0.2572

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #bc67df is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#bc67df
Hue
283°
violet
Saturation
65%
vivid
Lightness
64%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
59%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2572
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
60/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
6.14:1
Closest name
Medium Orchid
ΔE2000 4.4
Where it sits
Hue283° of 360°
Saturation65%
Lightness64%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool60% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#bc67df
RGBrgb(188, 103, 223)
HSLhsl(283, 65%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 54%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(57.8 53.3 -47.6)
LCHlch(57.8 71.5 318.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.658 0.188 315.1)
Decimal12347359
Display P3color(display-p3 0.737 0.404 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc67df;
background-color: #bc67df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc67df] bg-[#bc67df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc67df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.404, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc67df")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFBC67DF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 103, 188)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #bc67df · 6.14:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.42:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 6.14:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #bc67df as text scores 3.42:1 on white and 6.14:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc67df on white: 3.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc67df on black: 6.14:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #4A86E3
deuteranopia · #668DDC
tritanopia · #BA7A99

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #bc67df is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9F3FB
#F3E8F7
#E6CBF1
#D6A2EB
#bc67df
#AD46D8
#9C2BCA
#8223A9
#681C87
#4C1862
#300F3D
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F9F3FBDarkest = 950 · #300F3D
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9F3FB;
  --brand-100: #F3E8F7;
  --brand-200: #E6CBF1;
  --brand-300: #D6A2EB;
  --brand-400: #bc67df;
  --brand-500: #AD46D8;
  --brand-600: #9C2BCA;
  --brand-700: #8223A9;
  --brand-800: #681C87;
  --brand-900: #4C1862;
  --brand-950: #300F3D;
  --brand: #bc67df;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #bc67df

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E0C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#834B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#6BAD1F
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#511669
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F6EAFB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#201424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #bc67df

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#8ADF67
Analogous left#8067DF
Analogous right#DF67C6
Split-complement 1#C6DF67
Split-complement 2#67DF80
Triadic 1#DFBC67
Triadic 2#67DFBC
Tetradic#DF8067

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green40.4%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.7%
Magenta53.8%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#bc67df text on a black background

contrast 6.14:1

Card sample

#bc67df text on a white background

contrast 3.42:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc67df;
Background color
Panel with #bc67df background
background-color: #bc67df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc67df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 103, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 103, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc67df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc67df, #DF67B2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc67df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#bc67df in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#bc67df, answered

What color is #bc67df?

#bc67df is a balanced vivid violet, closest to Medium Orchid (ΔE2000 4.4). It sits at 283° on the hue wheel with 65% saturation and 64% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #bc67df?

rgb(188, 103, 223) — 188 red, 103 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 73.7% / 40.4% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #bc67df a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2572 and perceived brightness is 59%, so black text on it reaches 6.14:1.

Should I use black or white text on #bc67df?

Black. It scores 6.14:1 against #bc67df, versus 3.42:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #bc67df?

#8ADF67 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C6DF67 and #67DF80, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #bc67df?

For interface work: #F9F4FA as the surface, #E0C0ED for borders, #834B9B for secondary text, #6BAD1F as an accent and #511669 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #8067DF and #DF67C6 stays calm, while #8ADF67 is the loudest partner.

What is #bc67df in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(16%, 54%, 0%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #bc67df warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 60 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DF67D6; nudged cooler, #8F65E1.

Work with #bc67df in the Color Lab