#BD42EB#BD42EB

#BD42EB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.249 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD42EB
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 235)
HSL	hsl(284, 81%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(284, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.6%, 71.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.64, 72.26, -62.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.64, 95.59, 319.11°)
OKLab	oklab(62.37% 0.1764 -0.1764)
OKLCH	oklch(62.37% 0.249 315)
XYZ	xyz(37.9274, 20.7148, 80.5816)
Luminance	0.2071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD42EB #70EB42

analogous

#6942EB #BD42EB #EB42C4

triadic

#BD42EB #EBBD42 #42EBBD

tetradic

#BD42EB #EB6942 #70EB42 #42C4EB

square

#BD42EB #EB6942 #70EB42 #42C4EB

split-complementary

#BD42EB #C4EB42 #42EB69

monochromatic

#7A11A2 #A417D9 #BD42EB #D079F1 #E4B1F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#BD42EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.14

#BD42EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD42EB

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD42EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD42EB	1.00	4.08	5.14	5.14
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B81E7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B96693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd42eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.249 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d581f2',
    500: '#bd42eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd42eb;
$custom-light: #d581f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd42eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.669,
    "s": 80.861,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62371,
    "c": 0.24945,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.20713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD42EB

secondary

#B5E6A3

accent

#F73167

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBEFFD

border

#D4CAD5

text

#150B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD42EB

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

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