#BE38C3#BE38C3

#BE38C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.228 H 326.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE38C3
RGB	rgb(190, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(298, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(298, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.6%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.15, 68.81, -45.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.15, 82.39, 326.63°)
OKLab	oklab(59.15% 0.1896 -0.1258)
OKLCH	oklch(59.15% 0.228 326.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.4991, 17.7178, 53.3273)
Luminance	0.1772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE38C3 #3DC338

analogous

#7938C3 #BE38C3 #C33883

triadic

#BE38C3 #C3BE38 #38C3BE

tetradic

#BE38C3 #C37938 #3DC338 #3883C3

square

#BE38C3 #C37938 #3DC338 #3883C3

split-complementary

#BE38C3 #83C338 #38C379

monochromatic

#611D64 #902A93 #BE38C3 #CF65D3 #DE95E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#BE38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#BE38C3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE38C3

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE38C3	1.00	4.62	4.54	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#166AC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#597BC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C34E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.228 326.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57bd6',
    500: '#be38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be38c3;
$custom-light: #d57bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.842,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59151,
    "c": 0.22757,
    "h": 326.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE38C3

secondary

#8DCC8B

accent

#DF494E

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE38C3

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

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