#BF38BF#BF38BF
#BF38BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.225 H 328.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF38BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 56, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 55%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 71%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.09, 68.36, -43.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.09, 80.81, 327.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.07% 0.1907 -0.1193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.07% 0.225 328) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3036, 17.6686, 50.9891) |
| Luminance | 0.1767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.73
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.80
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.38
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.02
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.20
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF38BF #38BF38
analogous
#7B38BF #BF38BF #BF387B
triadic
#BF38BF #BFBF38 #38BFBF
tetradic
#BF38BF #BF7B38 #38BF38 #387BBF
square
#BF38BF #BF7B38 #38BF38 #387BBF
split-complementary
#BF38BF #7BBF38 #38BF7B
monochromatic
#601C60 #902A90 #BF38BF #D163D1 #DF92DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.63
#BF38BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.53
#BF38BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BF38BF
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF38BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF38BF | 1.00 | 4.63 | 4.53 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2069C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C7BBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C54C78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf38bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 56, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.225 328.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67bd3',
500: '#bf38bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf38bf; $custom-light: #d67bd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf38bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 56,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59068,
"c": 0.22495,
"h": 328
},
"luminance": 0.17666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF38BF
secondary
#89CA89
accent
#DE4A4A
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FBEFFA
border
#D4CAD3
text
#150A14
muted
#837C83