#BD38CA#BD38CA

#BD38CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.233 H 324.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD38CA
RGB	rgb(189, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(295, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(295, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.39, 69.78, -48.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.39, 85.26, 324.93°)
OKLab	oklab(59.42% 0.1883 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(59.42% 0.233 324.1)
XYZ	xyz(33.0602, 17.9135, 57.5820)
Luminance	0.1791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD38CA #45CA38

analogous

#7438CA #BD38CA #CA388E

triadic

#BD38CA #CABD38 #38CABD

tetradic

#BD38CA #CA7438 #45CA38 #388ECA

square

#BD38CA #CA7438 #45CA38 #388ECA

split-complementary

#BD38CA #8ECA38 #38CA74

monochromatic

#641D6B #91299B #BD38CA #CD68D7 #DD99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#BD38CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#BD38CA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD38CA

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD38CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD38CA	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#537BC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1527E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd38ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.233 324.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57cdb',
    500: '#bd38ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd38ca;
$custom-light: #d57cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd38ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.658,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59419,
    "c": 0.23264,
    "h": 324.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD38CA

secondary

#94CF8E

accent

#E14754

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD38CA

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

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