#BD42AA#BD42AA

#BD42AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.196 H 334.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD42AA
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 170)
HSL	hsl(309, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(309, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 10.1%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 60.84, -30.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 68.25, 333.06°)
OKLab	oklab(58.62% 0.1766 -0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(58.62% 0.196 334.5)
XYZ	xyz(30.1904, 17.6200, 39.8333)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD42AA #42BD55

analogous

#9242BD #BD42AA #BD426D

triadic

#BD42AA #AABD42 #42AABD

tetradic

#BD42AA #BD9242 #42BD55 #426DBD

square

#BD42AA #BD9242 #42BD55 #426DBD

split-complementary

#BD42AA #6DBD42 #42BD92

monochromatic

#622258 #903281 #BD42AA #CD6FBE #DD9DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BD42AA on #FFFFFF

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On black

4.52

#BD42AA on #000000

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Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD42AA

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD42AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD42AA	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4169AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C64B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd42aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.196 334.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47fc3',
    500: '#bd42aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd42aa;
$custom-light: #d47fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd42aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.268,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58621,
    "c": 0.19567,
    "h": 334.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD42AA

secondary

#92C99A

accent

#D86550

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD42AA

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

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