#BF42B2#BF42B2

#BF42B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.203 H 332.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF42B2
RGB	rgb(191, 66, 178)
HSL	hsl(306, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(306, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 6.8%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.73, 62.61, -34.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.73, 71.48, 331.14°)
OKLab	oklab(59.31% 0.1795 -0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(59.31% 0.203 332.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.4700, 18.1896, 43.9643)
Luminance	0.1819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF42B2 #42BF4F

analogous

#8D42BF #BF42B2 #BF4273

triadic

#BF42B2 #B2BF42 #42B2BF

tetradic

#BF42B2 #BF8D42 #42BF4F #4273BF

square

#BF42B2 #BF8D42 #42BF4F #4273BF

split-complementary

#BF42B2 #73BF42 #42BF8D

monochromatic

#65225E #923288 #BF42B2 #CE70C5 #DE9DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#BF42B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#BF42B2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF42B2

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF42B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF42B2	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C6BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C74E74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf42b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 66, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.203 332.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d680c9',
    500: '#bf42b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf42b2;
$custom-light: #d680c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf42b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.24,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5931,
    "c": 0.20292,
    "h": 332.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF42B2

secondary

#93CA98

accent

#D95D4F

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF42B2

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

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