#BD51CD#BD51CD

#BD51CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.204 H 322.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD51CD
RGB	rgb(189, 81, 205)
HSL	hsl(292, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(292, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.8%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.07, 60.47, -44.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.07, 75.29, 323.43°)
OKLab	oklab(62.13% 0.1614 -0.1247)
OKLCH	oklch(62.13% 0.204 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(34.9470, 21.1132, 59.9803)
Luminance	0.2111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD51CD #61CD51

analogous

#7F51CD #BD51CD #CD519F

triadic

#BD51CD #CDBD51 #51CDBD

tetradic

#BD51CD #CD7F51 #61CD51 #519FCD

square

#BD51CD #CD7F51 #61CD51 #519FCD

split-complementary

#BD51CD #9FCD51 #51CD7F

monochromatic

#73257F #9F32AF #BD51CD #CF81DB #E1B0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#BD51CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#BD51CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD51CD

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD51CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD51CD	1.00	4.02	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3877D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6183CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF6488

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd51cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 81, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.204 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d488dd',
    500: '#bd51cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd51cd;
$custom-light: #d488dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd51cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.258,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62125,
    "c": 0.20399,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD51CD

secondary

#AAD7A3

accent

#DF495C

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAF0FB

border

#D3CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD51CD

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

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