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#BC2EDC — Purple

#BC2EDC is a purple color we call 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 #BC2EDC 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.

#BC2EDC 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 #4EDC2E; it also sits naturally between #652EDC and #DC2EA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC2EDC · RGB 188, 46, 220

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Color values

HEX#BC2EDC
RGB188, 46, 220
HSL289°, 71%, 52%
HSV289°, 79%, 86%
CMYK15%, 79%, 0%, 14%
XYZ34.63, 17.81, 69.32
Yxy17.81, 0.2844, 0.1463
CIE-Lab49.27, 75.80, -59.52
Hunter Lab42.21, 76.07, -72.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 18% · Blue 86%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC2EDC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC2EDC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC2EDC

.text { color: #BC2EDC; }
.background { background-color: #BC2EDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC2EDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 46, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 71%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC2EDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 46, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC2EDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 46, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC2EDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC2EDC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC2EDC

#AE23CD#9B1FB7#8C1CA6#7A1890#68157A#551164#430D4E#340A3D#210727#0F0311

Tints of #BC2EDC

#C13FDE#C855E2#CE66E5#D57CE9#DB8EEC#E09FEF#E7B5F2#EDC6F5#F4DCF9#F9EEFC

Tones of #BC2EDC

#B43ACF#AC46C3#A452B7#9C60A9#946C9D#8C7891

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EDC2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.60:1 AA
Against black text4.56:1 AA

Best text color on #BC2EDC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC2EDC

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 #BC2EDC: ·

How #BC2EDC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7F7DB2Deuteranopia · #8791A8Tritanopia · #B59189

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 #BC2EDC rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Lagoon
#DD85F0 · #D066E6 · #B927D8 · #530F61
Electric Meadow
#B936D9 · #CB3795 · #AB1E28 · #BB7734
Vivid Aurora
#3C28B0 · #BA33E4 · #BF2D89 · #E0383B
Serene Solace
#B435DA · #B82494 · #D4436C · #E58771
Mellow Orchard
#399716 · #77E547 · #B234E2 · #D7B3EF
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6

Similar colors

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

#B927D8#B936D9#BA33E4#B435DA#B234E2#C72CE6#AD2FDA#B533CF#B81FDA#C738D6#C424E6#BF27EB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC2EDB  ·  #BC2EDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC2EDC?

#BC2EDC is Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 46, 220). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC2EDC?

#BC2EDC is RGB 188, 46, 220 — HSL 289°, 71%, 52% — CMYK 15%, 79%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BC2EDC?

Its complement is #4EDC2E; analogous partners are #652EDC and #DC2EA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC2EDC for text?

White text on #BC2EDC has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.56:1.