#BE42AD#BE42AD

#BE42AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.199 H 333.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE42AD
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(308, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(308, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 8.9%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.33, 61.56, -32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.33, 69.48, 332.39°)
OKLab	oklab(58.91% 0.178 -0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(58.91% 0.199 333.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.7264, 17.8632, 41.3567)
Luminance	0.1786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE42AD #42BE53

analogous

#9142BE #BE42AD #BE426F

triadic

#BE42AD #ADBE42 #42ADBE

tetradic

#BE42AD #BE9142 #42BE53 #426FBE

square

#BE42AD #BE9142 #42BE53 #426FBE

split-complementary

#BE42AD #6FBE42 #42BE91

monochromatic

#63225A #913284 #BE42AD #CE70C1 #DD9DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#BE42AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#BE42AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE42AD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE42AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE42AD	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F6AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C64C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be42ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.199 333.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57fc6',
    500: '#be42ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be42ad;
$custom-light: #d57fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be42ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.226,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58914,
    "c": 0.19853,
    "h": 333.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE42AD

secondary

#92CA9A

accent

#D8624F

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE42AD

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

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