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#BC53DF Color

#BC53DF is rgb(188, 83, 223) in RGB, hsl(285, 69%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 63%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC53DF
HEX#BC53DF
RGBrgb(188, 83, 223)
HSLhsl(285, 69%, 60%)
HSVhsv(285, 63%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 63%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.217 316.7)
LABlab(53.88% 58.21 -53.41)
LCHlch(53.88% 79.00 317.46)

What #BC53DF 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 #BC53DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.77Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.74Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 13.32Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 14.77Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 16.43Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.76

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

#BC53DF Channel Values

How #BC53DF 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 83 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 69% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 63% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.86:1 vs white · 5.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC53DF 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 text3.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC53DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC53DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC53DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC53DF
Complementary
#76DF53
Analogous
#7653DF
Analogous
#DF53BC
Triadic
#DFBC53
Triadic
#53DFBC
Split comp.
#BCDF53
Split comp.
#53DF76

Tints & Shades of #BC53DF

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

#C568E3
#CF82E8
#D798EC
#E1B1F1
#E9C7F5
#F3E1F9

Shades

#AF30D9
#9723BE
#7B1C9B
#601679
#451056
#290934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC53DF.

How #BC53DF 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#BC53DF
Protanopia#6F6FDF
Protanomaly#9465DF
Deuteranopia#8282DD
Deuteranomaly#9D72DE
Tritanopia#AD7272
Tritanomaly#B367A9
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC53DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc53df: #BC53DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC53DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc53df': '#BC53DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.325, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_bc53df">#BC53DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC53DF"

More Purple Colors

#BC53DF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BC53DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC53DF?

#BC53DF is a light purple — rgb(188, 83, 223) in RGB and hsl(285, 69%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.77.

What is the RGB value of #BC53DF?

#BC53DF is rgb(188, 83, 223) — red 188, green 83, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC53DF?

#BC53DF converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 63%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC53DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC53DF scores 3.86:1 against white and 5.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC53DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC53DF 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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