Amethyst (Purple)

#BC71B2

RGB: 188, 113, 178

Color OverviewHEX #BC71B2

#BC71B2 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #BC71B2 is composed of 74% red, 44% green, and 70% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 308°, saturation of 36%, and lightness of 59%.

HEX

#BC71B2

RGB

188, 113, 178

HSL

308°, 36%, 59%

HSV

308°, 40%, 74%

CMYK

0%, 40%, 5%, 26%

Name Match

Amethyst

Closest Standard

Shades of #BC71B2 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #BC71B2 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #BC71B2 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #BC71B2

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #BC71B2 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.42 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #BC71B2 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):6.14 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #BC71B2;
}

.element {
  color: #BC71B2;
  background-color: #BC71B2;
  border-color: #BC71B2;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#BC71B2] text-[#BC71B2] border-[#BC71B2]">
  Content styled with #BC71B2
</div>