#BF36CD#BF36CD

#BF36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.238 H 323.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF36CD
RGB	rgb(191, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(294, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(294, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.65, 71.36, -50.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.65, 87.30, 324.82°)
OKLab	oklab(59.72% 0.1922 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(59.72% 0.238 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.8235, 18.1246, 59.4626)
Luminance	0.1812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF36CD #44CD36

analogous

#7336CD #BF36CD #CD368F

triadic

#BF36CD #CDBF36 #36CDBF

tetradic

#BF36CD #CD7336 #44CD36 #368FCD

square

#BF36CD #CD7336 #44CD36 #368FCD

split-complementary

#BF36CD #8FCD36 #36CD73

monochromatic

#661B6D #93279E #BF36CD #CF67D9 #DE98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#BF36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#BF36CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF36CD

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF36CD	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#527BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C2527F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.238 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67bdd',
    500: '#bf36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf36cd;
$custom-light: #d67bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.437,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59718,
    "c": 0.23796,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF36CD

secondary

#94D18E

accent

#E34453

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF36CD

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

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