#BD59AE#BD59AE
#BD59AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.165 H 333.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD59AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 89, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 53%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 7.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.97, 51.26, -27.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.97, 57.99, 332.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.57% 0.1473 -0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.57% 0.165 333.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1986, 21.0217, 42.3979) |
| Luminance | 0.2102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.79
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 4.00
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.32
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 6.40
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.16
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD59AE #59BD68
analogous
#9A59BD #BD59AE #BD597C
triadic
#BD59AE #AEBD59 #59AEBD
tetradic
#BD59AE #BD9A59 #59BD68 #597CBD
square
#BD59AE #BD9A59 #59BD68 #597CBD
split-complementary
#BD59AE #7CBD59 #59BD9A
monochromatic
#6F2C65 #9B3E8D #BD59AE #CE85C3 #E0B1D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#BD59AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#BD59AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD59AE
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD59AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD59AE | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5775B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7584AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C55F7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd59ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 89, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.165 333.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38cc6',
500: '#bd59ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd59ae; $custom-light: #d38cc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd59ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 89,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309,
"s": 43.103,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6157,
"c": 0.16476,
"h": 333.4
},
"luminance": 0.2102
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD59AE
secondary
#A4CEAA
accent
#D36855
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAF0F8
border
#D3CBD1
text
#140C13
muted
#837D82