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#BC2FF3 — Vivid Purple

#BC2FF3 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 #BC2FF3 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.

#BC2FF3 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 #67F330; it also sits naturally between #5A30F3 and #F330C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC2FF3 · RGB 188, 47, 243

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Color values

HEX#BC2FF3
RGB188, 47, 243
HSL283°, 89%, 57%
HSV283°, 81%, 95%
CMYK23%, 81%, 0%, 5%
XYZ37.93, 19.20, 86.50
Yxy19.20, 0.2641, 0.1336
CIE-Lab50.92, 79.70, -69.86
Hunter Lab43.81, 81.49, -92.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 18% · Blue 95%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC2FF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC2FF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC2FF3

.text { color: #BC2FF3; }
.background { background-color: #BC2FF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC2FF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 47, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 89%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC2FF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 47, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC2FF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 47, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC2FF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC2FF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC2FF3

#B418F2#A30DDE#910CC6#7F0AAE#6E0995#580778#470660#350448#20032B#0E0113

Tints of #BC2FF3

#C243F4#C856F5#CE6AF6#D57DF7#DB90F9#E09FF9#E6B2FB#ECC5FC#F2D8FD#F9ECFE

Tones of #BC2FF3

#B53EE5#B04BD8#AA59C9#A368BB#9D76AD#9883A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #67F330:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.34:1 AA large only
Against black text4.84:1 AA

Best text color on #BC2FF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC2FF3

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 #BC2FF3: ·

How #BC2FF3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7F7EC4Deuteranopia · #8792B8Tritanopia · #B59E96

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 #BC2FF3 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Palette Fbf5a7
#FBF5A7 · #FF97D0 · #FF62BB · #B331F1
Palette 5d12d2
#5D12D2 · #B931FC · #FF6AC2 · #FFE5E5
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Modern Saffron
#331E14 · #35BAFD · #FC46DE · #B235FC

Similar colors

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

#BF2EF0#B331F1#B931FC#C52CF9#BF27EB#B235FC#BA33E4#C735E8#CC2FF8#C72CE6#C73CEE#C424E6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC2FF2  ·  #BC2FF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC2FF3?

#BC2FF3 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 47, 243). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC2FF3?

#BC2FF3 is RGB 188, 47, 243 — HSL 283°, 89%, 57% — CMYK 23%, 81%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #BC2FF3?

Its complement is #67F330; analogous partners are #5A30F3 and #F330C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC2FF3 for text?

Black text on #BC2FF3 has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.34:1.