#BD42EA#BD42EA

#BD42EA is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.249 H 315.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD42EA
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 234)
HSL	hsl(284, 80%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(284, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.2%, 71.8%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.57, 72.07, -62.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.57, 95.14, 319.25°)
OKLab	oklab(62.31% 0.1765 -0.175)
OKLCH	oklch(62.31% 0.249 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(37.7834, 20.6572, 79.8229)
Luminance	0.2066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD42EA #6FEA42

analogous

#6942EA #BD42EA #EA42C3

triadic

#BD42EA #EABD42 #42EABD

tetradic

#BD42EA #EA6942 #6FEA42 #42C3EA

square

#BD42EA #EA6942 #6FEA42 #42C3EA

split-complementary

#BD42EA #C3EA42 #42EA69

monochromatic

#7A12A0 #A418D7 #BD42EA #D079F0 #E3B0F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#BD42EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#BD42EA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD42EA

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD42EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD42EA	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D81E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B96693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd42ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.249 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d581f2',
    500: '#bd42ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd42ea;
$custom-light: #d581f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd42ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.929,
    "s": 80,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62305,
    "c": 0.24857,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD42EA

secondary

#B5E5A3

accent

#F63166

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBEFFD

border

#D4CAD5

text

#150B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD42EA

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

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