#BD5CD2#BD5CD2
#BD5CD2 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.193 H 320.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD5CD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 92, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 57%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 56%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 56.2%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.20, 56.34, -44.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.20, 71.69, 321.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.76% 0.148 -0.1233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.76% 0.193 320.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4449, 23.1278, 63.5047) |
| Luminance | 0.2313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.80
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.45
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.11
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 5.93
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.15
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD5CD2 #71D25C
analogous
#825CD2 #BD5CD2 #D25CAC
triadic
#BD5CD2 #D2BD5C #5CD2BD
tetradic
#BD5CD2 #D2825C #71D25C #5CACD2
square
#BD5CD2 #D2825C #71D25C #5CACD2
split-complementary
#BD5CD2 #ACD25C #5CD282
monochromatic
#7B278D #A434BD #BD5CD2 #D08CDF #E4BCEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#BD5CD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#BD5CD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD5CD2
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD5CD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD5CD2 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#447DD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6688CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE6E8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd5cd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 92, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.193 320.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38fe0',
500: '#bd5cd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd5cd2; $custom-light: #d38fe0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd5cd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 92,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.322,
"s": 56.731,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63763,
"c": 0.19259,
"h": 320.2
},
"luminance": 0.23126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD5CD2
secondary
#B6DCAE
accent
#E04863
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FAF1FB
border
#D3CBD4
text
#140D15
muted
#837E83