#BD36C2#BD36C2

#BD36C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.228 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD36C2
RGB	rgb(189, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(298, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(298, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.6%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.70, 69.09, -45.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.70, 82.71, 326.66°)
OKLab	oklab(58.78% 0.1904 -0.1263)
OKLCH	oklch(58.78% 0.228 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(32.0424, 17.3544, 52.6905)
Luminance	0.1735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD36C2 #3BC236

analogous

#7736C2 #BD36C2 #C23681

triadic

#BD36C2 #C2BD36 #36C2BD

tetradic

#BD36C2 #C27736 #3BC236 #3681C2

square

#BD36C2 #C27736 #3BC236 #3681C2

split-complementary

#BD36C2 #81C236 #36C277

monochromatic

#601B62 #8E2992 #BD36C2 #CF62D3 #DE92E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#BD36C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#BD36C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD36C2

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD36C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD36C2	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1169C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#577ABF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C24D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd36c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.228 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57ad5',
    500: '#bd36c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd36c2;
$custom-light: #d57ad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd36c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.857,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58782,
    "c": 0.22848,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD36C2

secondary

#8BCC88

accent

#E0484D

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FBEEFA

border

#D4C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD36C2

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

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