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#BC34EA — Vivid Purple

#BC34EA 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 #BC34EA 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.

#BC34EA 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 #61EA34; it also sits naturally between #6134EA and #EA34BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC34EA · RGB 188, 52, 234

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Color values

HEX#BC34EA
RGB188, 52, 234
HSL285°, 81%, 56%
HSV285°, 78%, 92%
CMYK20%, 78%, 0%, 8%
XYZ36.82, 19.09, 79.59
Yxy19.09, 0.2717, 0.1409
CIE-Lab50.79, 76.60, -65.00
Hunter Lab43.69, 77.52, -82.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 20% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC34EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC34EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC34EA

.text { color: #BC34EA; }
.background { background-color: #BC34EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC34EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 52, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 81%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC34EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 52, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC34EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 52, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC34EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC34EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC34EA

#B51DE7#A516D4#8F13B9#7D11A2#6B0F8A#5A0C73#480A5C#320741#20042A#0E0212

Tints of #BC34EA

#C246EC#C859EE#CE6BEF#D57EF1#DB90F3#E1A3F5#E7B5F7#EDC8F9#F3DAFB#F9EDFD

Tones of #BC34EA

#B641DC#AF4ED0#A95BC2#A268B6#9C75A9#96819C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #61EA34:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.36:1 AA large only
Against black text4.82:1 AA

Best text color on #BC34EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC34EA

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 #BC34EA: ·

How #BC34EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8180BEDeuteranopia · #8993B3Tritanopia · #B59B94

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 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC34EA rather than the exact color:

Vivid Aurora
#3C28B0 · #BA33E4 · #BF2D89 · #E0383B
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Palette Fbf5a7
#FBF5A7 · #FF97D0 · #FF62BB · #B331F1
Mellow Orchard
#399716 · #77E547 · #B234E2 · #D7B3EF
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6

Similar colors

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

#BA33E4#BF2EF0#C735E8#B331F1#B234E2#BF27EB#C73CEE#C72CE6#B936D9#B435DA#C424E6#B931FC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC34E9  ·  #BC34EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC34EA?

#BC34EA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 52, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC34EA?

#BC34EA is RGB 188, 52, 234 — HSL 285°, 81%, 56% — CMYK 20%, 78%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BC34EA?

Its complement is #61EA34; analogous partners are #6134EA and #EA34BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC34EA for text?

Black text on #BC34EA has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.36:1.