#BF42CD#BF42CD

#BF42CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.225 H 323.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF42CD
RGB	rgb(191, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(294, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(294, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.13, 67.14, -47.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.13, 82.49, 324.48°)
OKLab	oklab(60.78% 0.1807 -0.1335)
OKLCH	oklch(60.78% 0.225 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(34.4525, 19.3826, 59.6723)
Luminance	0.1938 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF42CD #50CD42

analogous

#7942CD #BF42CD #CD4295

triadic

#BF42CD #CDBF42 #42CDBF

tetradic

#BF42CD #CD7942 #50CD42 #4295CD

square

#BF42CD #CD7942 #50CD42 #4295CD

split-complementary

#BF42CD #95CD42 #42CD79

monochromatic

#6D1F76 #9A2CA6 #BF42CD #CF72DA #E0A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#BF42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#BF42CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF42CD

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF42CD	1.00	4.31	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C70D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#597FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C25983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.225 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d680dd',
    500: '#bf42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf42cd;
$custom-light: #d680dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.957,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60781,
    "c": 0.22461,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF42CD

secondary

#9DD397

accent

#E14656

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF42CD

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

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