#BF38AB#BF38AB
#BF38AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.210 H 334.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF38AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 56, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 10.5%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.07, 65.23, -32.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.07, 73.10, 333.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58% 0.1897 -0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.21 334.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2510, 16.8476, 40.1789) |
| Luminance | 0.1684 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.95
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.89
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.41
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.03
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 7.15
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 7.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF38AB #38BF4C
analogous
#8F38BF #BF38AB #BF3867
triadic
#BF38AB #ABBF38 #38ABBF
tetradic
#BF38AB #BF8F38 #38BF4C #3867BF
square
#BF38AB #BF8F38 #38BF4C #3867BF
split-complementary
#BF38AB #67BF38 #38BF8F
monochromatic
#601C56 #902A81 #BF38AB #D163C1 #DF92D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.81
#BF38AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.37
#BF38AB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BF38AB
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF38AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF38AB | 1.00 | 4.81 | 4.37 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3665AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6679A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8436D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf38ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 56, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.210 334.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67bc4',
500: '#bf38ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf38ab; $custom-light: #d67bc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf38ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 56,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.889,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57999,
"c": 0.21006,
"h": 334.6
},
"luminance": 0.16845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF38AB
secondary
#89CA92
accent
#DE604A
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FBEEF8
border
#D4C9D1
text
#150A13
muted
#837C82