#BD38E5 Color

#BD38E5 is rgb(189, 56, 229) in RGB and hsl(286, 77%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumOrchid. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BD38E5

HEX#BD38E5

RGBrgb(189, 56, 229)

HSLhsl(286, 77%, 56%)

HSVhsv(286, 76%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(61.1% 0.255 316.9)

CMYKcmyk(17%, 76%, 0%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BD38E5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BD38E5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BD38E5 Complementary#61E538 Analogous#6638E5 Analogous#E538B7 Triadic#E5BD38 Triadic#38E5BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BD38E5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C653E9 #CF6FEC #D88AF0 #E1A5F3 #EAC0F7 #F3DBFA

Shades

#B01DDD #9318B9 #7A1499 #5E0F75 #440B56 #280632

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