#BF42CF#BF42CF

#BF42CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.226 H 323.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BF42CF
RGBrgb(191, 66, 207)
HSLhsl(293, 59%, 54%)
HSVhsv(293, 68%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(7.7%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LABlab(51.24, 67.50, -48.89)
CIE-LCHlch(51.24, 83.34, 324.08°)
OKLaboklab(60.9% 0.1806 -0.1363)
OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.226 323)
XYZxyz(34.6955, 19.4798, 60.9519)
Luminance0.1948 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BF42CF #52CF42
analogous
#7842CF #BF42CF #CF4299
triadic
#BF42CF #CFBF42 #42CFBF
tetradic
#BF42CF #CF7842 #52CF42 #4299CF
square
#BF42CF #CF7842 #52CF42 #4299CF
split-complementary
#BF42CF #99CF42 #42CF78
monochromatic
#6E1F78 #9B2BA9 #BF42CF #D073DB #E0A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29
#BF42CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90
#BF42CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF42CF
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BF42CF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##BF42CF1.004.294.904.90
#FFFFFF4.291.0021.0021.00
#0000004.9021.001.001.00
##0000004.9021.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#1871D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#577FCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C25A84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bf42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.226 323.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d681de',
    500: '#bf42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bf42cf;
$custom-light: #d681de;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bf42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.191,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60897,
    "c": 0.22628,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.19478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BF42CF
secondary
#9FD598
accent
#E34557
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FBEFFB
border
#D4CAD4
text
#150B15
muted
#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF42CF

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#BF42CF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva