#BD42FA Color

#BD42FA is rgb(189, 66, 250) in RGB, hsl(280, 95%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 74%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), visibly different at ΔE 10.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BD42FA

HEX#BD42FA

RGBrgb(189, 66, 250)

HSLhsl(280, 95%, 62%)

HSVhsv(280, 74%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(24%, 74%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.263 311.6)

LABlab(52.97% 69.16 -69.96)

LCHlch(52.97% 98.38 314.67)

What #BD42FA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BD42FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 10.63 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 12.38 Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.3 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.57 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 15.76 French Violet#8806CEΔE 16.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BD42FA Channel Values

How #BD42FA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 189 · G 66 · B 250	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 280° · S 95% · L 62%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 280° · S 74% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 24% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.94:1 vs white · 5.32:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BD42FA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BD42FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BD42FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #BD42FA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BD42FA.

How #BD42FA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BD42FA

Protanopia#6666FA

Protanomaly#9159FA

Deuteranopia#7D7DF9

Deuteranomaly#9B6AF9

Tritanopia#A87272

Tritanomaly#B162B9

Achromatopsia#808080

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Using #BD42FA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bd42fa: #BD42FA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BD42FA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bd42fa': '#BD42FA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.259, blue: 0.980)

Android XML<color name="color_bd42fa">#BD42FA</color>

SVG fillfill="#BD42FA"

More Purple Colors

#BD42FA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#BD42FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BD42FA?

#BD42FA is a light purple — rgb(189, 66, 250) in RGB and hsl(280, 95%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.63.

What is the RGB value of #BD42FA?

#BD42FA is rgb(189, 66, 250) — red 189, green 66, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BD42FA?

#BD42FA converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 74%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BD42FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BD42FA scores 3.94:1 against white and 5.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BD42FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BD42FA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 14.3, which is visibly different.

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