#BD36CD#BD36CD

#BD36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.237 H 323.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD36CD
RGB	rgb(189, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(294, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(294, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.8%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.33, 70.95, -50.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.33, 87.27, 324.39°)
OKLab	oklab(59.44% 0.19 -0.1419)
OKLCH	oklch(59.44% 0.237 323.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.3238, 17.8669, 59.4392)
Luminance	0.1787 (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

#BD36CD #46CD36

analogous

#7136CD #BD36CD #CD3692

triadic

#BD36CD #CDBD36 #36CDBD

tetradic

#BD36CD #CD7136 #46CD36 #3692CD

square

#BD36CD #CD7136 #46CD36 #3692CD

split-complementary

#BD36CD #92CD36 #36CD71

monochromatic

#651B6D #92279E #BD36CD #CD67D9 #DD98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#BD36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#BD36CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD36CD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD36CD	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#507AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0527F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.237 323.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57bdd',
    500: '#bd36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd36cd;
$custom-light: #d57bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.642,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59435,
    "c": 0.23712,
    "h": 323.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD36CD

secondary

#95D18E

accent

#E34455

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD36CD

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

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