#BD42AE#BD42AE

#BD42AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.199 H 333.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD42AE
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(307, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(307, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 7.9%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.22, 61.47, -32.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.22, 69.76, 331.79°)
OKLab	oklab(58.82% 0.177 -0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(58.82% 0.199 333)
XYZ	xyz(30.5746, 17.7736, 41.8565)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD42AE #42BD51

analogous

#8E42BD #BD42AE #BD4271

triadic

#BD42AE #AEBD42 #42AEBD

tetradic

#BD42AE #BD8E42 #42BD51 #4271BD

square

#BD42AE #BD8E42 #42BD51 #4271BD

split-complementary

#BD42AE #71BD42 #42BD8E

monochromatic

#62225A #903284 #BD42AE #CD6FC1 #DD9DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#BD42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BD42AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BD42AE

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BD42AE	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E6AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C54D72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.199 333.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47fc6',
    500: '#bd42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd42ae;
$custom-light: #d47fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.317,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58819,
    "c": 0.19869,
    "h": 333
  },
  "luminance": 0.17771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD42AE

secondary

#92C999

accent

#D86150

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD42AE

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

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