#BE36B4#BE36B4

#BE36B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.218 H 331.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE36B4
RGB	rgb(190, 54, 180)
HSL	hsl(304, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(304, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 5.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.11, 67.06, -38.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.11, 77.19, 330.32°)
OKLab	oklab(58.15% 0.1913 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(58.15% 0.218 331.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.7926, 16.8832, 44.8082)
Luminance	0.1688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE36B4 #36BE40

analogous

#8436BE #BE36B4 #BE3670

triadic

#BE36B4 #B4BE36 #36B4BE

tetradic

#BE36B4 #BE8436 #36BE40 #3670BE

square

#BE36B4 #BE8436 #36BE40 #3670BE

split-complementary

#BE36B4 #70BE36 #36BE84

monochromatic

#5F1B5A #8E2887 #BE36B4 #D260C9 #DF8FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#BE36B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#BE36B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE36B4

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE36B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE36B4	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B66B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6079B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C64671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be36b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 54, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.218 331.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57acb',
    500: '#be36b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be36b4;
$custom-light: #d57acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be36b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.412,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58146,
    "c": 0.21833,
    "h": 331.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE36B4

secondary

#86CA8B

accent

#DF5449

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEEF8

border

#D4C9D1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE36B4

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

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