#BE36C5#BE36C5

#BE36C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.231 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE36C5
RGB	rgb(190, 54, 197)
HSL	hsl(297, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 72.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 69.81, -46.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 83.97, 326.23°)
OKLab	oklab(59.1% 0.1914 -0.1297)
OKLCH	oklch(59.1% 0.231 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(32.6317, 17.6189, 54.4945)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE36C5 #3DC536

analogous

#7736C5 #BE36C5 #C53685

triadic

#BE36C5 #C5BE36 #36C5BE

tetradic

#BE36C5 #C57736 #3DC536 #3685C5

square

#BE36C5 #C57736 #3DC536 #3685C5

split-complementary

#BE36C5 #85C536 #36C577

monochromatic

#611C65 #902995 #BE36C5 #CF64D4 #DE94E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BE36C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#BE36C5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE36C5

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE36C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE36C5	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#096AC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#567AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C34E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be36c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 54, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.231 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67bd7',
    500: '#be36c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be36c5;
$custom-light: #d67bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be36c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.063,
    "s": 56.972,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59101,
    "c": 0.23127,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE36C5

secondary

#8DCD8A

accent

#E0484F

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE36C5

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