#BD4AE2#BD4AE2

#BD4AE2 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.232 H 316.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD4AE2
RGB	rgb(189, 74, 226)
HSL	hsl(285, 72%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(285, 67%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 67.3%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.18, 67.43, -56.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.18, 88.06, 319.98°)
OKLab	oklab(62.58% 0.1693 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(62.58% 0.232 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(37.1605, 21.2088, 74.0730)
Luminance	0.2121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD4AE2 #6FE24A

analogous

#714AE2 #BD4AE2 #E24ABB

triadic

#BD4AE2 #E2BD4A #4AE2BD

tetradic

#BD4AE2 #E2714A #6FE24A #4ABBE2

square

#BD4AE2 #E2714A #6FE24A #4ABBE2

split-complementary

#BD4AE2 #BBE24A #4AE271

monochromatic

#7A1999 #A421CE #BD4AE2 #D07FEA #E3B3F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#BD4AE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#BD4AE2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD4AE2

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD4AE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD4AE2	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C82DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB6790

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd4ae2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 74, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.232 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d585ec',
    500: '#bd4ae2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd4ae2;
$custom-light: #d585ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd4ae2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.395,
    "s": 72.381,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6258,
    "c": 0.23222,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD4AE2

secondary

#B5E2A6

accent

#EF3965

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD4AE2

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

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