#BD38C2#BD38C2

#BD38C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.226 H 326.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD38C2
RGB	rgb(189, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(298, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(298, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.6%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.94, 68.42, -45.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.94, 81.94, 326.62°)
OKLab	oklab(58.95% 0.1886 -0.1252)
OKLCH	oklch(58.95% 0.226 326.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.1374, 17.5444, 52.7222)
Luminance	0.1754 (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

#BD38C2 #3DC238

analogous

#7838C2 #BD38C2 #C23882

triadic

#BD38C2 #C2BD38 #38C2BD

tetradic

#BD38C2 #C27838 #3DC238 #3882C2

square

#BD38C2 #C27838 #3DC238 #3882C2

split-complementary

#BD38C2 #82C238 #38C278

monochromatic

#601D63 #8F2A93 #BD38C2 #CE65D2 #DD94E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#BD38C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#BD38C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD38C2

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD38C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD38C2	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#176AC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#587ABF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C24E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd38c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.226 326.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57bd5',
    500: '#bd38c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd38c2;
$custom-light: #d57bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd38c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.826,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5895,
    "c": 0.22632,
    "h": 326.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD38C2

secondary

#8DCB8A

accent

#DF494F

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD38C2

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