Palettes / Colors / #BC6DFE

#BC6DFE — Light Vivid Purple

#BC6DFE is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#BC6DFE 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 #AEFE6C; it also sits naturally between #736CFE and #FE6CF7. 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 43% · Blue 100%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 57% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC6DFE

.text { color: #BC6DFE; }
.background { background-color: #BC6DFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC6DFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 109, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 99%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC6DFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 109, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC6DFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 109, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC6DFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC6DFE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC6DFE

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Tones of #BC6DFE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEFE6C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC6DFE: #000000.

How #BC6DFE 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 #BC6DFE 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

← #BC6DFD  ·  #BC6DFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC6DFE?

#BC6DFE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 109, 254). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC6DFE?

#BC6DFE is RGB 188, 109, 254 — HSL 273°, 99%, 71% — CMYK 26%, 57%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #BC6DFE?

Its complement is #AEFE6C; analogous partners are #736CFE and #FE6CF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC6DFE for text?

Black text on #BC6DFE has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.11:1.