#BF42EE#BF42EE

#BF42EE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.253 H 314.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF42EE
RGB	rgb(191, 66, 238)
HSL	hsl(284, 83%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(284, 72%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 72.3%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.11, 73.22, -63.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.11, 96.91, 319.08°)
OKLab	oklab(62.83% 0.1785 -0.179)
OKLCH	oklch(62.83% 0.253 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(38.8642, 21.1472, 82.9069)
Luminance	0.2115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF42EE #71EE42

analogous

#6942EE #BF42EE #EE42C7

triadic

#BF42EE #EEBF42 #42EEBF

tetradic

#BF42EE #EE6942 #71EE42 #42C7EE

square

#BF42EE #EE6942 #71EE42 #42C7EE

split-complementary

#BF42EE #C7EE42 #42EE69

monochromatic

#7D0FA7 #A714DF #BF42EE #D27AF3 #E5B2F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#BF42EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.23

#BF42EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF42EE

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF42EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF42EE	1.00	4.02	5.23	5.23
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0078F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B82EA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB6795

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf42ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 66, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.253 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d782f4',
    500: '#bf42ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf42ee;
$custom-light: #d782f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf42ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.605,
    "s": 83.495,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62826,
    "c": 0.25273,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF42EE

secondary

#B7E7A5

accent

#FA2E66

background

#FDF8FF

surface

#FBF0FE

border

#D4CBD6

text

#150B17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF42EE

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

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