#BD42B2#BD42B2

#BD42B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.202 H 331.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD42B2
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 178)
HSL	hsl(305, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(305, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 5.8%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.41, 62.11, -35.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.41, 71.30, 330.59°)
OKLab	oklab(59.02% 0.1774 -0.0961)
OKLCH	oklch(59.02% 0.202 331.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.9703, 17.9319, 43.9409)
Luminance	0.1793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD42B2 #42BD4D

analogous

#8B42BD #BD42B2 #BD4274

triadic

#BD42B2 #B2BD42 #42B2BD

tetradic

#BD42B2 #BD8B42 #42BD4D #4274BD

square

#BD42B2 #BD8B42 #42BD4D #4274BD

split-complementary

#BD42B2 #74BD42 #42BD8B

monochromatic

#62225D #903287 #BD42B2 #CD6FC4 #DD9DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#BD42B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#BD42B2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD42B2

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD42B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD42B2	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B6AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C44E74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd42b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.202 331.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47fc9',
    500: '#bd42b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd42b2;
$custom-light: #d47fc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd42b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.366,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59022,
    "c": 0.20177,
    "h": 331.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD42B2

secondary

#92C997

accent

#D85C50

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD42B2

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

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