#BD37C2#BD37C2

#BD37C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.227 H 326.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD37C2
RGB	rgb(189, 55, 194)
HSL	hsl(298, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(298, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.6%, 71.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.82, 68.76, -45.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.82, 82.33, 326.64°)
OKLab	oklab(58.87% 0.1895 -0.1257)
OKLCH	oklch(58.87% 0.227 326.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.0895, 17.4484, 52.7062)
Luminance	0.1745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD37C2 #3CC237

analogous

#7837C2 #BD37C2 #C23782

triadic

#BD37C2 #C2BD37 #37C2BD

tetradic

#BD37C2 #C27837 #3CC237 #3782C2

square

#BD37C2 #C27837 #3CC237 #3782C2

split-complementary

#BD37C2 #82C237 #37C278

monochromatic

#601C63 #8F2992 #BD37C2 #CF63D3 #DE93E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#BD37C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#BD37C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD37C2

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD37C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD37C2	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)

#1469C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#587ABF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C24E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd37c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 55, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.227 326.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57bd5',
    500: '#bd37c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd37c2;
$custom-light: #d57bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd37c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.842,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58865,
    "c": 0.22741,
    "h": 326.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD37C2

secondary

#8CCB89

accent

#DF494E

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD37C2

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