#BD42CD#BD42CD

#BD42CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.224 H 322.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD42CD
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(293, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(293, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.8%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.83, 66.70, -48.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.83, 82.42, 324.02°)
OKLab	oklab(60.51% 0.1784 -0.135)
OKLCH	oklch(60.51% 0.224 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.9528, 19.1249, 59.6489)
Luminance	0.1912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD42CD #52CD42

analogous

#7842CD #BD42CD #CD4297

triadic

#BD42CD #CDBD42 #42CDBD

tetradic

#BD42CD #CD7842 #52CD42 #4297CD

square

#BD42CD #CD7842 #52CD42 #4297CD

split-complementary

#BD42CD #97CD42 #42CD78

monochromatic

#6C1F76 #982CA6 #BD42CD #CE72DA #DFA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#BD42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.82

#BD42CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD42CD

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD42CD	1.00	4.35	4.82	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1970D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#577ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C05983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.224 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d480dd',
    500: '#bd42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd42cd;
$custom-light: #d480dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.094,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60506,
    "c": 0.22371,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD42CD

secondary

#9ED397

accent

#E14658

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD42CD

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

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