#BF36C4#BF36C4

#BF36C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.231 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF36C4
RGB	rgb(191, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(298, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(298, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.6%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.13, 69.85, -45.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.13, 83.59, 326.68°)
OKLab	oklab(59.19% 0.1925 -0.1275)
OKLCH	oklch(59.19% 0.231 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(32.7682, 17.7025, 53.9049)
Luminance	0.1770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF36C4 #3BC436

analogous

#7836C4 #BF36C4 #C43682

triadic

#BF36C4 #C4BF36 #36C4BF

tetradic

#BF36C4 #C47836 #3BC436 #3682C4

square

#BF36C4 #C47836 #3BC436 #3682C4

split-complementary

#BF36C4 #82C436 #36C478

monochromatic

#611C64 #902994 #BF36C4 #D063D4 #DF93E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#BF36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#BF36C4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF36C4

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF36C4	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#106AC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#587BC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C44D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.231 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67bd6',
    500: '#bf36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf36c4;
$custom-light: #d67bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.887,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59187,
    "c": 0.23094,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF36C4

secondary

#8CCC89

accent

#E0484D

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF36C4

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

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