#BD38C4#BD38C4

#BD38C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.228 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD38C4
RGB	rgb(189, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(297, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 68.76, -46.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 82.77, 326.18°)
OKLab	oklab(59.07% 0.1885 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(59.07% 0.228 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.3636, 17.6348, 53.9131)
Luminance	0.1763 (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

#BD38C4 #3FC438

analogous

#7738C4 #BD38C4 #C43885

triadic

#BD38C4 #C4BD38 #38C4BD

tetradic

#BD38C4 #C47738 #3FC438 #3885C4

square

#BD38C4 #C47738 #3FC438 #3885C4

split-complementary

#BD38C4 #85C438 #38C477

monochromatic

#611D65 #8F2A94 #BD38C4 #CE66D3 #DD96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BD38C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#BD38C4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD38C4

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD38C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD38C4	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#126AC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#577AC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C24F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd38c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.228 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57bd6',
    500: '#bd38c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd38c4;
$custom-light: #d57bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd38c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59066,
    "c": 0.22789,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD38C4

secondary

#8FCC8C

accent

#DF4950

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD38C4

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

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