Palettes / Colors / #BD42FA

#BD42FA — Vivid Purple

#BD42FA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #BD42FA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BD42FA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7FFA42; it also sits naturally between #6142FA and #FA42DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 26% · Blue 98%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BD42FA

.text { color: #BD42FA; }
.background { background-color: #BD42FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD42FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 66, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 95%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD42FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 66, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD42FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 66, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD42FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD42FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7FFA42:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD42FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BD42FA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BD42FA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BD42FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD42FA?

#BD42FA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 189, 66, 250). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD42FA?

#BD42FA is RGB 189, 66, 250 — HSL 280°, 95%, 62% — CMYK 24%, 74%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BD42FA?

Its complement is #7FFA42; analogous partners are #6142FA and #FA42DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD42FA for text?

Black text on #BD42FA has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.94:1.