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#BC3EEC — Vivid Purple

#BC3EEC 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 #BC3EEC 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.

#BC3EEC 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 #6EEC3C; it also sits naturally between #623CEC and #EC3CC6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC3EEC · RGB 188, 62, 236

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Color values

HEX#BC3EEC
RGB188, 62, 236
HSL283°, 82%, 58%
HSV283°, 74%, 93%
CMYK20%, 74%, 0%, 7%
XYZ37.60, 20.19, 81.27
Yxy20.19, 0.2704, 0.1452
CIE-Lab52.05, 73.71, -64.09
Hunter Lab44.94, 74.29, -81.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 24% · Blue 93%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC3EEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC3EEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC3EEC

.text { color: #BC3EEC; }
.background { background-color: #BC3EEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC3EEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 62, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(283, 82%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC3EEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 62, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC3EEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 62, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC3EEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC3EEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC3EEC

#B225E9#A216DA#9113C3#7C11A7#6B0E90#5A0C79#45095D#340746#1F042A#0E0213

Tints of #BC3EEC

#C14FEE#C761EF#CC6FF1#D382F3#D994F4#E0A7F6#E6B9F8#EBC7F9#F2DAFB#F8ECFD

Tones of #BC3EEC

#B449DF#AF55D3#AA62C6#A46EB9#9F7BAD#9987A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6EEC3C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.17:1 AA large only
Against black text5.04:1 AA

Best text color on #BC3EEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC3EEC

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 #BC3EEC: ·

How #BC3EEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8584C2Deuteranopia · #8D96B8Tritanopia · #B6A199

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 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC3EEC rather than the exact color:

Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Vivid Aurora
#3C28B0 · #BA33E4 · #BF2D89 · #E0383B
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Palette Fbf5a7
#FBF5A7 · #FF97D0 · #FF62BB · #B331F1
Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA

Similar colors

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

#C147E9#C73CEE#BA33E4#C735E8#B331F1#BF2EF0#BD4DE4#B44DEF#B234E2#AA44E8#C93DFB#B936D9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC3EEB  ·  #BC3EED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC3EEC?

#BC3EEC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 62, 236). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC3EEC?

#BC3EEC is RGB 188, 62, 236 — HSL 283°, 82%, 58% — CMYK 20%, 74%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BC3EEC?

Its complement is #6EEC3C; analogous partners are #623CEC and #EC3CC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC3EEC for text?

Black text on #BC3EEC has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.17:1.