#BE38AB#BE38AB

#BE38AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.209 H 334.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE38AB
RGB	rgb(190, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(309, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(309, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 10%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.90, 64.99, -33.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.90, 73.01, 332.90°)
OKLab	oklab(57.85% 0.1887 -0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(57.85% 0.209 334.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.0003, 16.7183, 40.1671)
Luminance	0.1672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BE38AB #38BE4B

analogous

#8E38BE #BE38AB #BE3868

triadic

#BE38AB #ABBE38 #38ABBE

tetradic

#BE38AB #BE8E38 #38BE4B #3868BE

square

#BE38AB #BE8E38 #38BE4B #3868BE

split-complementary

#BE38AB #68BE38 #38BE8E

monochromatic

#5F1C56 #8F2A80 #BE38AB #D162C1 #DF92D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#BE38AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#BE38AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE38AB

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE38AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE38AB	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3665AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6579A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C7436D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be38ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.209 334.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57bc4',
    500: '#be38ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be38ab;
$custom-light: #d57bc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be38ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.507,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57849,
    "c": 0.20949,
    "h": 334.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE38AB

secondary

#88CA91

accent

#DE5F4A

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEEF8

border

#D4C9D1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE38AB

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

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