#BE42AE#BE42AE

#BE42AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.199 H 333.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE42AE
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(308, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(308, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 8.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, 61.72, -32.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 69.86, 332.07°)
OKLab	oklab(58.96% 0.1781 -0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(58.96% 0.199 333.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.8235, 17.9020, 41.8682)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE42AE #42BE52

analogous

#9042BE #BE42AE #BE4270

triadic

#BE42AE #AEBE42 #42AEBE

tetradic

#BE42AE #BE9042 #42BE52 #4270BE

square

#BE42AE #BE9042 #42BE52 #4270BE

split-complementary

#BE42AE #70BE42 #42BE90

monochromatic

#63225B #913285 #BE42AE #CE70C2 #DD9DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#BE42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#BE42AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BE42AE

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BE42AE	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F6AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C64C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.199 333.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57fc6',
    500: '#be42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be42ae;
$custom-light: #d57fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.742,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58964,
    "c": 0.19929,
    "h": 333.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE42AE

secondary

#92CA99

accent

#D8614F

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE42AE

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

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