#BE42B0#BE42B0

#BE42B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.201 H 332.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE42B0
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 176)
HSL	hsl(307, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(307, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 7.4%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.47, 62.04, -33.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.47, 70.62, 331.46°)
OKLab	oklab(59.06% 0.1783 -0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(59.06% 0.201 332.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.0200, 17.9806, 42.9027)
Luminance	0.1798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE42B0 #42BE50

analogous

#8E42BE #BE42B0 #BE4272

triadic

#BE42B0 #B0BE42 #42B0BE

tetradic

#BE42B0 #BE8E42 #42BE50 #4272BE

square

#BE42B0 #BE8E42 #42BE50 #4272BE

split-complementary

#BE42B0 #72BE42 #42BE8E

monochromatic

#63225C #913286 #BE42B0 #CE70C3 #DD9DD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#BE42B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#BE42B0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BE42B0

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE42B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BE42B0	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D6AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C64D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be42b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.201 332.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57fc8',
    500: '#be42b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be42b0;
$custom-light: #d57fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be42b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.774,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59064,
    "c": 0.20081,
    "h": 332.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE42B0

secondary

#92CA98

accent

#D85F4F

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE42B0

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

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