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#BC2DF2 — Vivid Purple

#BC2DF2 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #BC2DF2 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.

#BC2DF2 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 #61F22C; it also sits naturally between #5A2CF2 and #F22CC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC2DF2 · RGB 188, 45, 242

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Color values

HEX#BC2DF2
RGB188, 45, 242
HSL284°, 88%, 56%
HSV284°, 81%, 95%
CMYK22%, 81%, 0%, 5%
XYZ37.70, 18.98, 85.68
Yxy18.98, 0.2648, 0.1333
CIE-Lab50.66, 80.05, -69.71
Hunter Lab43.56, 81.86, -91.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 18% · Blue 95%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BC2DF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC2DF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC2DF2

.text { color: #BC2DF2; }
.background { background-color: #BC2DF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC2DF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 45, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 88%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC2DF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 45, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC2DF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 45, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC2DF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC2DF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC2DF2

#B514F0#A50EDD#900CC0#7E0BA8#6C0990#5A0878#480660#320443#20032B#0E0113

Tints of #BC2DF2

#C33FF3#C952F4#CF66F5#D579F6#DB8CF8#E19FF9#E7B2FA#EDC5FB#F3D9FD#F9ECFE

Tones of #BC2DF2

#B63BE3#B048D5#A957C7#A364B9#9C73AB#96809D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #61F22C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.38:1 AA large only
Against black text4.80:1 AA

Best text color on #BC2DF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC2DF2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BC2DF2: ·

How #BC2DF2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7E7DC2Deuteranopia · #8691B7Tritanopia · #B59D94

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC2DF2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Palette Fbf5a7
#FBF5A7 · #FF97D0 · #FF62BB · #B331F1
Palette 5d12d2
#5D12D2 · #B931FC · #FF6AC2 · #FFE5E5
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Vivid Aurora
#3C28B0 · #BA33E4 · #BF2D89 · #E0383B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BF2EF0#BF27EB#B331F1#B931FC#C52CF9#BA33E4#B235FC#C72CE6#C735E8#C424E6#CC2FF8#C725E5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC2DF1  ·  #BC2DF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC2DF2?

#BC2DF2 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 45, 242). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC2DF2?

#BC2DF2 is RGB 188, 45, 242 — HSL 284°, 88%, 56% — CMYK 22%, 81%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #BC2DF2?

Its complement is #61F22C; analogous partners are #5A2CF2 and #F22CC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC2DF2 for text?

Black text on #BC2DF2 has a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.38:1.