#BD4AD5#BD4AD5

#BD4AD5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.221 H 320.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4AD5
RGB	rgb(189, 74, 213)
HSL	hsl(290, 62%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(290, 65%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 65.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.42, 64.97, -50.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.42, 82.26, 322.16°)
OKLab	oklab(61.8% 0.1697 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(61.8% 0.221 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(35.4438, 20.5222, 65.0321)
Luminance	0.2052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4AD5 #62D54A

analogous

#784AD5 #BD4AD5 #D54AA8

triadic

#BD4AD5 #D5BD4A #4AD5BD

tetradic

#BD4AD5 #D5784A #62D54A #4AA8D5

square

#BD4AD5 #D5784A #62D54A #4AA8D5

split-complementary

#BD4AD5 #A8D54A #4AD578

monochromatic

#741F86 #9F2BB7 #BD4AD5 #CF7CE1 #E1ADEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#BD4AD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#BD4AD5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD4AD5

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4AD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD4AD5	1.00	4.11	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E75D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5681D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE6289

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4ad5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 74, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.221 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d485e2',
    500: '#bd4ad5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4ad5;
$custom-light: #d485e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4ad5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.64,
    "s": 62.332,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61795,
    "c": 0.22061,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4AD5

secondary

#ABDAA1

accent

#E5425F

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4AD5

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

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