Palettes / Colors / #BC4EEC

#BC4EEC — Vivid Purple

#BC4EEC 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 #BC4EEC 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.

#BC4EEC 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 #7FED50; it also sits naturally between #6F50ED and #ED50CD. 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 31% · Blue 93%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC4EEC

.text { color: #BC4EEC; }
.background { background-color: #BC4EEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC4EEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 78, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 81%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC4EEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 78, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC4EEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 78, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC4EEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC4EEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7FED50:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC4EEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC4EEC

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 #BC4EEC 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 #BC4EEC 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

← #BC4EEB  ·  #BC4EED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC4EEC?

#BC4EEC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 78, 236). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC4EEC?

#BC4EEC is RGB 188, 78, 236 — HSL 282°, 81%, 62% — CMYK 20%, 67%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BC4EEC?

Its complement is #7FED50; analogous partners are #6F50ED and #ED50CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC4EEC for text?

Black text on #BC4EEC has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.86:1.