#BF38C3#BF38C3

#BF38C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.228 H 326.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF38C3
RGB	rgb(191, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(298, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(298, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.31, 69.02, -45.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.31, 82.43, 326.86°)
OKLab	oklab(59.29% 0.1907 -0.125)
OKLCH	oklch(59.29% 0.228 326.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.7498, 17.8471, 53.3391)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF38C3 #3CC338

analogous

#7938C3 #BF38C3 #C33882

triadic

#BF38C3 #C3BF38 #38C3BF

tetradic

#BF38C3 #C37938 #3CC338 #3882C3

square

#BF38C3 #C37938 #3CC338 #3882C3

split-complementary

#BF38C3 #82C338 #38C379

monochromatic

#621D64 #902A93 #BF38C3 #D065D3 #DE95E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#BF38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#BF38C3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BF38C3

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BF38C3	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)

#186AC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#597BC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C44E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.228 326.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67cd6',
    500: '#bf38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf38c3;
$custom-light: #d67cd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.273,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59295,
    "c": 0.22804,
    "h": 326.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF38C3

secondary

#8DCC8B

accent

#DF494D

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFA

border

#D4CAD3

text

#150A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF38C3

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

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