#BD38CD#BD38CD

#BD38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.235 H 323.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD38CD
RGB	rgb(189, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(294, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(294, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.56, 70.29, -50.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.56, 86.52, 324.34°)
OKLab	oklab(59.6% 0.1882 -0.1408)
OKLCH	oklch(59.6% 0.235 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(33.4188, 18.0569, 59.4709)
Luminance	0.1805 (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

#BD38CD #48CD38

analogous

#7238CD #BD38CD #CD3892

triadic

#BD38CD #CDBD38 #38CDBD

tetradic

#BD38CD #CD7238 #48CD38 #3892CD

square

#BD38CD #CD7238 #48CD38 #3892CD

split-complementary

#BD38CD #92CD38 #38CD72

monochromatic

#661C6F #9328A0 #BD38CD #CD69D9 #DD9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#BD38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#BD38CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD38CD

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD38CD	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#517BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C05380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.235 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57cdd',
    500: '#bd38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd38cd;
$custom-light: #d57cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.557,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59599,
    "c": 0.23503,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD38CD

secondary

#97D18F

accent

#E34556

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD38CD

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

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