#BA38CD#BA38CD

#BA38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.234 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BA38CD
RGB	rgb(186, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(292, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(292, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.10, 69.68, -51.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.10, 86.47, 323.69°)
OKLab	oklab(59.18% 0.1848 -0.1431)
OKLCH	oklch(59.18% 0.234 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.6822, 17.6771, 59.4363)
Luminance	0.1767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BA38CD #4BCD38

analogous

#6F38CD #BA38CD #CD3895

triadic

#BA38CD #CDBA38 #38CDBA

tetradic

#BA38CD #CD6F38 #4BCD38 #3895CD

square

#BA38CD #CD6F38 #4BCD38 #3895CD

split-complementary

#BA38CD #95CD38 #38CD6F

monochromatic

#641C6F #9028A0 #BA38CD #CB69D9 #DC9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#BA38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#BA38CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BA38CD

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BA38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BA38CD	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E7ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC5480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ba38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.234 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37bdd',
    500: '#ba38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ba38cd;
$custom-light: #d37bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ba38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 186,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.349,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59178,
    "c": 0.23377,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BA38CD

secondary

#98D18F

accent

#E34559

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#150A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BA38CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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