#BD38AE#BD38AE
#BD38AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.211 H 332.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD38AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 56, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 7.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.89, 65.21, -35.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.89, 74.04, 331.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.85% 0.1879 -0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.85% 0.211 332.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0406, 16.7056, 41.6785) |
| Luminance | 0.1670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.92
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.61
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.45
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.63
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.50
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD38AE #38BD47
analogous
#8938BD #BD38AE #BD386B
triadic
#BD38AE #AEBD38 #38AEBD
tetradic
#BD38AE #BD8938 #38BD47 #386BBD
square
#BD38AE #BD8938 #38BD47 #386BBD
split-complementary
#BD38AE #6BBD38 #38BD89
monochromatic
#5F1C57 #8E2A83 #BD38AE #D062C4 #DE91D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.84
#BD38AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.34
#BD38AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD38AE
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD38AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD38AE | 1.00 | 4.84 | 4.34 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3265B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6378AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5456F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd38ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.211 332.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57bc6',
500: '#bd38ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd38ae; $custom-light: #d57bc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd38ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 56,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.767,
"s": 54.286,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57854,
"c": 0.21111,
"h": 332.9
},
"luminance": 0.16703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD38AE
secondary
#87C98F
accent
#DE5B4A
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FBEEF8
border
#D4C9D1
text
#150A13
muted
#837C82