#BD36C4#BD36C4

#BD36C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.230 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD36C4
RGB	rgb(189, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(297, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.82, 69.43, -46.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.82, 83.53, 326.22°)
OKLab	oklab(58.9% 0.1904 -0.1291)
OKLCH	oklch(58.9% 0.23 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(32.2686, 17.4448, 53.8814)
Luminance	0.1744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD36C4 #3DC436

analogous

#7636C4 #BD36C4 #C43684

triadic

#BD36C4 #C4BD36 #36C4BD

tetradic

#BD36C4 #C47636 #3DC436 #3684C4

square

#BD36C4 #C47636 #3DC436 #3684C4

split-complementary

#BD36C4 #84C436 #36C476

monochromatic

#601C64 #8F2994 #BD36C4 #CE63D4 #DD93E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#BD36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#BD36C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD36C4

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD36C4	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B69C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#567AC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C24E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.230 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57ad6',
    500: '#bd36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd36c4;
$custom-light: #d57ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.042,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58898,
    "c": 0.23003,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD36C4

secondary

#8DCC89

accent

#E0484F

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FBEEFA

border

#D4C9D3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD36C4

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

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