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#BC3BFC Color

#BC3BFC is rgb(188, 59, 252) in RGB, hsl(280, 97%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 77%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC3BFC
HEX#BC3BFC
RGBrgb(188, 59, 252)
HSLhsl(280, 97%, 61%)
HSVhsv(280, 77%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 77%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.271 311.2)
LABlab(52.09% 71.60 -72.51)
LCHlch(52.09% 101.90 314.64)

What #BC3BFC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BC3BFC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BC3BFC Channel Values

How #BC3BFC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 59 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 97% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 77% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.06:1 vs white · 5.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC3BFC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BC3BFC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC3BFC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BC3BFC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC3BFC.

How #BC3BFC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BC3BFC
Protanopia#6262FC
Protanomaly#8F55FC
Deuteranopia#7A7AFB
Deuteranomaly#9967FB
Tritanopia#A77070
Tritanomaly#B05FB9
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC3BFC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bc3bfc: #BC3BFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC3BFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc3bfc': '#BC3BFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.231, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_bc3bfc">#BC3BFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC3BFC"

More Purple Colors

#BC3BFC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BC3BFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC3BFC?

#BC3BFC is a light purple — rgb(188, 59, 252) in RGB and hsl(280, 97%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.33.

What is the RGB value of #BC3BFC?

#BC3BFC is rgb(188, 59, 252) — red 188, green 59, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC3BFC?

#BC3BFC converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 77%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC3BFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC3BFC scores 4.06:1 against white and 5.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC3BFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC3BFC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 13.41, which is visibly different.

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