#BF36C5#BF36C5

#BF36C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.232 H 326.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF36C5
RGB	rgb(191, 54, 197)
HSL	hsl(297, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(3%, 72.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.19, 70.02, -46.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.19, 84.00, 326.46°)
OKLab	oklab(59.25% 0.1925 -0.129)
OKLCH	oklch(59.25% 0.232 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.8824, 17.7481, 54.5063)
Luminance	0.1775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF36C5 #3CC536

analogous

#7836C5 #BF36C5 #C53683

triadic

#BF36C5 #C5BF36 #36C5BF

tetradic

#BF36C5 #C57836 #3CC536 #3683C5

square

#BF36C5 #C57836 #3CC536 #3683C5

split-complementary

#BF36C5 #83C536 #36C578

monochromatic

#621C65 #902995 #BF36C5 #D064D4 #DE94E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#BF36C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BF36C5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF36C5

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF36C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF36C5	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C6AC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#577BC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C44E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf36c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 54, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.232 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67bd7',
    500: '#bf36c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf36c5;
$custom-light: #d67bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf36c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.483,
    "s": 56.972,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59245,
    "c": 0.23172,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF36C5

secondary

#8DCD8A

accent

#E0484E

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF36C5

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

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