#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
RGBrgb(189, 54, 194)
HSLhsl(298, 56%, 49%)
HSVhsv(298, 72%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(2.6%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LABlab(48.70, 69.09, -45.46)
CIE-LCHlch(48.70, 82.71, 326.66°)
OKLaboklab(58.78% 0.1904 -0.1263)
OKLCHoklch(58.78% 0.228 326.5)
XYZxyz(32.0424, 17.3544, 52.6905)
Luminance0.1735 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##BD36C21.004.704.474.70
#FFFFFF4.701.0021.001.00
#0000004.4721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.701.0021.001.00

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

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#BD36C2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva