#BE38C4#BE38C4

#BE38C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.228 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE38C4
RGB	rgb(190, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(297, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.21, 68.97, -45.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.21, 82.80, 326.41°)
OKLab	oklab(59.21% 0.1896 -0.1273)
OKLCH	oklch(59.21% 0.228 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(32.6125, 17.7632, 53.9248)
Luminance	0.1776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE38C4 #3EC438

analogous

#7838C4 #BE38C4 #C43884

triadic

#BE38C4 #C4BE38 #38C4BE

tetradic

#BE38C4 #C47838 #3EC438 #3884C4

square

#BE38C4 #C47838 #3EC438 #3884C4

split-complementary

#BE38C4 #84C438 #38C478

monochromatic

#621D65 #902A94 #BE38C4 #CF66D3 #DE96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#BE38C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BE38C4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE38C4

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE38C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE38C4	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#146AC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#587BC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C34F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be38c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.228 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57bd6',
    500: '#be38c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be38c4;
$custom-light: #d57bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be38c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.429,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59209,
    "c": 0.22835,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE38C4

secondary

#8ECC8C

accent

#DF494F

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE38C4

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

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