Palettes / Colors / #BC17FA
#BC17FA — Vivid Purple
#BC17FA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #BC17FA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BC17FA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #55FA19; it also sits naturally between #4E19FA and #FA19C6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BC17FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 23, 250 |
| HSL | 284°, 96%, 54% |
| HSV | 284°, 91%, 98% |
| CMYK | 25%, 91%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 38.30, 18.21, 91.94 |
| Yxy | 18.21, 0.2580, 0.1226 |
| CIE-Lab | 49.75, 85.93, -75.68 |
| Hunter Lab | 42.67, 89.23, -104.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 9% · Blue 98%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BC17FA
.text { color: #BC17FA; }
.background { background-color: #BC17FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC17FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 23, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 96%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC17FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 23, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC17FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 23, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BC17FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC17FA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #55FA19:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.52:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.64:1 AA |
Best text color on #BC17FA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC17FA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BC17FA: ·
How #BC17FA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC17FA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BC17FA?
#BC17FA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 23, 250). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BC17FA?
#BC17FA is RGB 188, 23, 250 — HSL 284°, 96%, 54% — CMYK 25%, 91%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #BC17FA?
Its complement is #55FA19; analogous partners are #4E19FA and #FA19C6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BC17FA for text?
Black text on #BC17FA has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.52:1.