Palettes / Colors / #BC45F7

#BC45F7 — Vivid Purple

#BC45F7 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 #BC45F7 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.

#BC45F7 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 #80F745; it also sits naturally between #6345F7 and #F745DA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 27% · Blue 97%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC45F7

.text { color: #BC45F7; }
.background { background-color: #BC45F7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC45F7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 69, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 92%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC45F7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 69, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC45F7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 69, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC45F7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC45F7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #80F745:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC45F7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC45F7

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:

How #BC45F7 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC45F7 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC45F6  ·  #BC45F8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC45F7?

#BC45F7 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 69, 247). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC45F7?

#BC45F7 is RGB 188, 69, 247 — HSL 280°, 92%, 62% — CMYK 24%, 72%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #BC45F7?

Its complement is #80F745; analogous partners are #6345F7 and #F745DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC45F7 for text?

Black text on #BC45F7 has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.94:1.