Palettes / Colors / #BC73DC

#BC73DC — Light Purple

#BC73DC is a purple color we call Light 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 #BC73DC 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.

#BC73DC 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 #93DC74; it also sits naturally between #8974DC and #DC74C8. 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 45% · Blue 86%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 48% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC73DC

.text { color: #BC73DC; }
.background { background-color: #BC73DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC73DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 115, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 60%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC73DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 115, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC73DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 115, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC73DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC73DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #93DC74:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC73DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC73DC

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 #BC73DC 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 #BC73DC 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 #BC73DC?

#BC73DC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 115, 220). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC73DC?

#BC73DC is RGB 188, 115, 220 — HSL 282°, 60%, 66% — CMYK 15%, 48%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BC73DC?

Its complement is #93DC74; analogous partners are #8974DC and #DC74C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC73DC for text?

Black text on #BC73DC has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.