#BE42B3#BE42B3

#BE42B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.203 H 331.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BE42B3
RGB	rgb(190, 66, 179)
HSL	hsl(305, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(305, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 5.8%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.62, 62.52, -35.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.62, 71.78, 330.57°)
OKLab	oklab(59.22% 0.1786 -0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(59.22% 0.203 331.5)
XYZ	xyz(31.3201, 18.1006, 44.4833)
Luminance	0.1810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BE42B3 #42BE4D

analogous

#8B42BE #BE42B3 #BE4275

triadic

#BE42B3 #B3BE42 #42B3BE

tetradic

#BE42B3 #BE8B42 #42BE4D #4275BE

square

#BE42B3 #BE8B42 #42BE4D #4275BE

split-complementary

#BE42B3 #75BE42 #42BE8B

monochromatic

#63225E #913289 #BE42B3 #CE70C5 #DD9DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#BE42B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#BE42B3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BE42B3

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BE42B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BE42B3	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B6BB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C64E75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #be42b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.203 331.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d580ca',
    500: '#be42b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #be42b3;
$custom-light: #d580ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#be42b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 190,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.323,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59217,
    "c": 0.20312,
    "h": 331.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BE42B3

secondary

#92CA97

accent

#D85C4F

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BE42B3

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

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