#BD37C5#BD37C5

#BD37C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.230 H 325.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD37C5
RGB	rgb(189, 55, 197)
HSL	hsl(297, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 72.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.99, 69.26, -46.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.99, 83.56, 325.98°)
OKLab	oklab(59.04% 0.1894 -0.13)
OKLCH	oklch(59.04% 0.23 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(32.4298, 17.5845, 54.4985)
Luminance	0.1758 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD37C5 #3FC537

analogous

#7637C5 #BD37C5 #C53786

triadic

#BD37C5 #C5BD37 #37C5BD

tetradic

#BD37C5 #C57637 #3FC537 #3786C5

square

#BD37C5 #C57637 #3FC537 #3786C5

split-complementary

#BD37C5 #86C537 #37C576

monochromatic

#611C65 #8F2A95 #BD37C5 #CE65D4 #DD95E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#BD37C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#BD37C5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD37C5

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD37C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD37C5	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B6AC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#567AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C14F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd37c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 55, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.230 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57bd7',
    500: '#bd37c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd37c5;
$custom-light: #d57bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd37c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.62,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5904,
    "c": 0.22975,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD37C5

secondary

#8FCD8B

accent

#E04851

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD37C5

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