#B242BA#B242BA

#B242BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.202 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B242BA
RGB	rgb(178, 66, 186)
HSL	hsl(296, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(296, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 64.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.14, 60.78, -41.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.14, 73.77, 325.48°)
OKLab	oklab(57.9% 0.1658 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(57.9% 0.202 325)
XYZ	xyz(29.1706, 16.9083, 48.1720)
Luminance	0.1691 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B242BA #4ABA42

analogous

#7642BA #B242BA #BA4286

triadic

#B242BA #BAB242 #42BAB2

tetradic

#B242BA #BA7642 #4ABA42 #4286BA

square

#B242BA #BA7642 #4ABA42 #4286BA

split-complementary

#B242BA #86BA42 #42BA76

monochromatic

#5C2260 #87328D #B242BA #C56ECB #D79BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#B242BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#B242BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B242BA

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B242BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B242BA	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B69BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5877B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B65478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b242ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 66, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.202 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7fcf',
    500: '#b242ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b242ba;
$custom-light: #cc7fcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b242ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57903,
    "c": 0.20235,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.16907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B242BA

secondary

#94C890

accent

#D7515A

background

#FCF8FC

surface

#F9EFF9

border

#D2CAD2

text

#140B14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B242BA

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

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