#BE38B2#BE38B2

#BE38B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.215 H 331.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE38B2
RGB	rgb(190, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(305, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(305, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 6.3%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 66.06, -36.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 75.64, 330.86°)
OKLab	oklab(58.21% 0.1892 -0.1012)
OKLCH	oklch(58.21% 0.215 331.9)
XYZ	xyz(30.6853, 16.9923, 43.7745)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE38B2 #38BE44

analogous

#8738BE #BE38B2 #BE386F

triadic

#BE38B2 #B2BE38 #38B2BE

tetradic

#BE38B2 #BE8738 #38BE44 #386FBE

square

#BE38B2 #BE8738 #38BE44 #386FBE

split-complementary

#BE38B2 #6FBE38 #38BE87

monochromatic

#5F1C59 #8F2A86 #BE38B2 #D162C7 #DF92D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BE38B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BE38B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE38B2

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE38B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE38B2	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F66B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6279AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C64771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be38b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.215 331.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57bc9',
    500: '#be38b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be38b2;
$custom-light: #d57bc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be38b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.373,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58212,
    "c": 0.2146,
    "h": 331.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE38B2

secondary

#88CA8E

accent

#DE574A

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEEF8

border

#D4C9D1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE38B2

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

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