#B42495#B42495

#B42495 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.209 H 338.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42495
RGB	rgb(180, 36, 149)
HSL	hsl(313, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(313, 80%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 17.2%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.97, 65.66, -27.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.97, 71.37, 336.93°)
OKLab	oklab(53.63% 0.1953 -0.0759)
OKLCH	oklch(53.63% 0.209 338.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.8787, 13.1375, 29.6535)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42495 #24B443

analogous

#8B24B4 #B42495 #B4244D

triadic

#B42495 #95B424 #2495B4

tetradic

#B42495 #B48B24 #24B443 #244DB4

square

#B42495 #B48B24 #24B443 #244DB4

split-complementary

#B42495 #4DB424 #24B48B

monochromatic

#4E1041 #811A6B #B42495 #D83DB7 #E270CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#B42495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#B42495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42495

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42495	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5798

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6D92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2C5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 36, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.209 338.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf70b4',
    500: '#b42495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42495;
$custom-light: #cf70b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 312.917,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53625,
    "c": 0.20948,
    "h": 338.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42495

secondary

#6BC97F

accent

#EA633E

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42495

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

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