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#BC62DA Color

#BC62DA is rgb(188, 98, 218) in RGB, hsl(285, 62%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 55%, 0%, 15%) 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 5.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC62DA
HEX#BC62DA
RGBrgb(188, 98, 218)
HSLhsl(285, 62%, 62%)
HSVhsv(285, 55%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 55%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.191 317)
LABlab(56.28% 50.67 -46.79)
LCHlch(56.28% 68.97 317.27)

What #BC62DA 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 #BC62DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 5.28Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 6.29Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 11.08Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 12.8Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.18Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 13.2

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

#BC62DA Channel Values

How #BC62DA 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 98 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 62% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 55% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.56:1 vs white · 5.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC62DA 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 text3.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC62DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC62DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC62DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC62DA
Complementary
#80DA62
Analogous
#8062DA
Analogous
#DA62BC
Triadic
#DABC62
Triadic
#62DABC
Split comp.
#BCDA62
Split comp.
#62DA80

Tints & Shades of #BC62DA

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

#C577DF
#CE8BE4
#D7A0E9
#E1B9EF
#EACDF3
#F3E2F8

Shades

#AE41D2
#962CBA
#7C2499
#611C78
#461457
#280C32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC62DA.

How #BC62DA 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#BC62DA
Protanopia#7878DA
Protanomaly#9870DA
Deuteranopia#8888D9
Deuteranomaly#A07BD9
Tritanopia#AF7A7A
Tritanomaly#B471A9
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC62DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc62da: #BC62DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC62DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc62da': '#BC62DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.384, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_bc62da">#BC62DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC62DA"

More Purple Colors

#BC62DA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BC62DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC62DA?

#BC62DA is a light purple — rgb(188, 98, 218) in RGB and hsl(285, 62%, 62%) 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 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #BC62DA?

#BC62DA is rgb(188, 98, 218) — red 188, green 98, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC62DA?

#BC62DA converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 55%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC62DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC62DA scores 3.56:1 against white and 5.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC62DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC62DA 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 5.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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