#BD42EC#BD42EC

#BD42EC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.250 H 314.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD42EC
RGB	rgb(189, 66, 236)
HSL	hsl(283, 82%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(283, 72%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 72%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.70, 72.46, -63.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.70, 96.03, 318.98°)
OKLab	oklab(62.44% 0.1763 -0.1777)
OKLCH	oklch(62.44% 0.25 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(38.0723, 20.7727, 81.3446)
Luminance	0.2077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD42EC #71EC42

analogous

#6842EC #BD42EC #EC42C6

triadic

#BD42EC #ECBD42 #42ECBD

tetradic

#BD42EC #EC6842 #71EC42 #42C6EC

square

#BD42EC #EC6842 #71EC42 #42C6EC

split-complementary

#BD42EC #C6EC42 #42EC68

monochromatic

#7B10A3 #A416DB #BD42EC #D07AF2 #E4B1F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#BD42EC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#BD42EC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD42EC

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD42EC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD42EC	1.00	4.07	5.15	5.15
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A81E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B96794

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd42ec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 66, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.250 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d581f3',
    500: '#bd42ec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd42ec;
$custom-light: #d581f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd42ec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.412,
    "s": 81.731,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62436,
    "c": 0.25032,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD42EC

secondary

#B6E6A4

accent

#F83067

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD42EC

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

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