#BE42C1#BE42C1
#BE42C1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.214 H 326.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE42C1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 66, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 51%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 66%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 65.8%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.33, 64.84, -42.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.33, 77.41, 326.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.96% 0.1794 -0.1171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.96% 0.214 326.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8085, 18.6960, 52.3224) |
| Luminance | 0.1869 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.58
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.68
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.65
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.13
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.71
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE42C1 #45C142
analogous
#7E42C1 #BE42C1 #C14284
triadic
#BE42C1 #C1BE42 #42C1BE
tetradic
#BE42C1 #C17E42 #45C142 #4284C1
square
#BE42C1 #C17E42 #45C142 #4284C1
split-complementary
#BE42C1 #84C142 #42C17E
monochromatic
#652267 #933195 #BE42C1 #CE70D0 #DE9EDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.43
#BE42C1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.74
#BE42C1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BE42C1
4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE42C1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE42C1 | 1.00 | 4.43 | 4.74 | 4.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D6EC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F7DBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3547C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be42c1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 66, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.214 326.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d580d4',
500: '#be42c1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be42c1; $custom-light: #d580d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be42c1",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 66,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.583,
"s": 50.598,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59963,
"c": 0.21425,
"h": 326.9
},
"luminance": 0.18694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE42C1
secondary
#95CC93
accent
#DA4E51
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FBEFFA
border
#D4CAD3
text
#150B14
muted
#837C83