#BD42AD#BD42AD
#BD42AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.198 H 333.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD42AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 66, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 8.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.17, 61.31, -32.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.17, 69.37, 332.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.77% 0.1769 -0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.77% 0.198 333.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4774, 17.7348, 41.3450) |
| Luminance | 0.1773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.45
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.25
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.08
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.16
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 7.61
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD42AD #42BD52
analogous
#9042BD #BD42AD #BD426F
triadic
#BD42AD #ADBD42 #42ADBD
tetradic
#BD42AD #BD9042 #42BD52 #426FBD
square
#BD42AD #BD9042 #42BD52 #426FBD
split-complementary
#BD42AD #6FBD42 #42BD90
monochromatic
#62225A #903283 #BD42AD #CD6FC1 #DD9DD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#BD42AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#BD42AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD42AD
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD42AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD42AD | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F69B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#687BAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C54C72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd42ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.198 333.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47fc6',
500: '#bd42ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd42ad; $custom-light: #d47fc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd42ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 66,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.805,
"s": 48.235,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58769,
"c": 0.19793,
"h": 333.4
},
"luminance": 0.17732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD42AD
secondary
#92C999
accent
#D86250
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FBEFF8
border
#D4CAD1
text
#150B13
muted
#837C82