#BF38CD#BF38CD

#BF38CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.236 H 323.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF38CD
RGB	rgb(191, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(294, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(294, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.88, 70.71, -49.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.88, 86.56, 324.77°)
OKLab	oklab(59.88% 0.1904 -0.1392)
OKLCH	oklch(59.88% 0.236 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(33.9185, 18.3146, 59.4943)
Luminance	0.1831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF38CD #46CD38

analogous

#7438CD #BF38CD #CD3890

triadic

#BF38CD #CDBF38 #38CDBF

tetradic

#BF38CD #CD7438 #46CD38 #3890CD

square

#BF38CD #CD7438 #46CD38 #3890CD

split-complementary

#BF38CD #90CD38 #38CD74

monochromatic

#671C6F #9428A0 #BF38CD #CF69D9 #DE9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#BF38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#BF38CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF38CD

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF38CD	1.00	4.50	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#537CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C25380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.236 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67cdd',
    500: '#bf38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf38cd;
$custom-light: #d67cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.362,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59881,
    "c": 0.2359,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF38CD

secondary

#96D18F

accent

#E34554

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF38CD

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

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