#BD72CE#BD72CE
#BD72CE is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.153 H 320.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD72CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 114, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 48%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 45%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 44.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.26, 44.40, -35.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.26, 56.97, 321.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.7% 0.1174 -0.0984) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.7% 0.153 320) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1428, 27.3110, 61.6429) |
| Luminance | 0.2731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.91
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.17
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.56
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.59
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.83
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD72CE #83CE72
analogous
#8F72CE #BD72CE #CE72B1
triadic
#BD72CE #CEBD72 #72CEBD
tetradic
#BD72CE #CE8F72 #83CE72 #72B1CE
square
#BD72CE #CE8F72 #83CE72 #72B1CE
split-complementary
#BD72CE #B1CE72 #72CE8F
monochromatic
#813393 #A845BE #BD72CE #D29FDE #E8CDEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#BD72CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.46
#BD72CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD72CE
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD72CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD72CE | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.46 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6489D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7991CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE7E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd72ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 114, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.153 320.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d29cdd',
500: '#bd72ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd72ce; $custom-light: #d29cdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd72ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 114,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.913,
"s": 48.421,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.667,
"c": 0.15319,
"h": 320
},
"luminance": 0.2731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD72CE
secondary
#C3DFBD
accent
#BC2A45
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FAF2FB
border
#D3CCD4
text
#140E15
muted
#837E83