#BF37C5#BF37C5

#BF37C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.231 H 326.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF37C5
RGB	rgb(191, 55, 197)
HSL	hsl(297, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(3%, 72.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.30, 69.69, -46.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.30, 83.62, 326.44°)
OKLab	oklab(59.33% 0.1916 -0.1284)
OKLCH	oklch(59.33% 0.231 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.9294, 17.8422, 54.5220)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BF37C5 #3DC537

analogous

#7837C5 #BF37C5 #C53784

triadic

#BF37C5 #C5BF37 #37C5BF

tetradic

#BF37C5 #C57837 #3DC537 #3784C5

square

#BF37C5 #C57837 #3DC537 #3784C5

split-complementary

#BF37C5 #84C537 #37C578

monochromatic

#621C65 #912A95 #BF37C5 #CF65D4 #DE95E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#BF37C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#BF37C5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF37C5

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF37C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF37C5	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#106AC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#587BC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C44E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf37c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 55, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.231 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67bd7',
    500: '#bf37c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf37c5;
$custom-light: #d67bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf37c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.465,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59327,
    "c": 0.23066,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF37C5

secondary

#8ECD8B

accent

#E0484F

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF37C5

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

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