#BE38CD#BE38CD

#BE38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.235 H 323.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE38CD
RGB	rgb(190, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(294, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(294, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.72, 70.50, -50.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.72, 86.54, 324.56°)
OKLab	oklab(59.74% 0.1893 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(59.74% 0.235 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(33.6678, 18.1853, 59.4825)
Luminance	0.1818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE38CD #47CD38

analogous

#7338CD #BE38CD #CD3891

triadic

#BE38CD #CDBE38 #38CDBE

tetradic

#BE38CD #CD7338 #47CD38 #3891CD

square

#BE38CD #CD7338 #47CD38 #3891CD

split-complementary

#BE38CD #91CD38 #38CD73

monochromatic

#661C6F #9428A0 #BE38CD #CE69D9 #DE9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#BE38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#BE38CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BE38CD

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BE38CD	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#527BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C15380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.235 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67cdd',
    500: '#be38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be38cd;
$custom-light: #d67cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.96,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5974,
    "c": 0.23546,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE38CD

secondary

#96D18F

accent

#E34555

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE38CD

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

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