Palettes / Colors / #BC4DEE

#BC4DEE — Vivid Purple

#BC4DEE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #BC4DEE 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.

#BC4DEE 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 #81EF4E; it also sits naturally between #6B4EEF and #EF4ED1. 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 30% · Blue 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC4DEE

.text { color: #BC4DEE; }
.background { background-color: #BC4DEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC4DEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 77, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC4DEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 77, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC4DEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 77, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC4DEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC4DEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC4DEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #81EF4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC4DEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC4DEE

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 #BC4DEE 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 #BC4DEE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC4DEE?

#BC4DEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 77, 238). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC4DEE?

#BC4DEE is RGB 188, 77, 238 — HSL 281°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 21%, 68%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BC4DEE?

Its complement is #81EF4E; analogous partners are #6B4EEF and #EF4ED1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC4DEE for text?

Black text on #BC4DEE has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.