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#BC41EC Color

#BC41EC is rgb(188, 65, 236) in RGB, hsl(283, 82%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 72%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), visibly different at ΔE 12.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC41EC
HEX#BC41EC
RGBrgb(188, 65, 236)
HSLhsl(283, 82%, 59%)
HSVhsv(283, 72%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 72%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.251 314.5)
LABlab(51.91% 67.21 -63.87)
LCHlch(51.91% 92.71 316.46)

What #BC41EC 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 #BC41EC, 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.

#BC41EC Channel Values

How #BC41EC 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 65 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 82% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 72% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 72% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.11:1 vs white · 5.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC41EC 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 text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BC41EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC41EC; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BC41EC

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 #BC41EC.

How #BC41EC 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#BC41EC
Protanopia#6565EC
Protanomaly#9059EC
Deuteranopia#7C7CEA
Deuteranomaly#9A69EB
Tritanopia#AA6D6D
Tritanomaly#B25EAF
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC41EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc41ec: #BC41EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC41EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc41ec': '#BC41EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.255, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_bc41ec">#BC41EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC41EC"

More Purple Colors

#BC41EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BC41EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC41EC?

#BC41EC is a mid-tone purple — rgb(188, 65, 236) in RGB and hsl(283, 82%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.03.

What is the RGB value of #BC41EC?

#BC41EC is rgb(188, 65, 236) — red 188, green 65, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC41EC?

#BC41EC converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 72%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC41EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC41EC scores 4.11:1 against white and 5.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC41EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC41EC 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 12.08, which is visibly different.

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