#B42496#B42496

#B42496 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.210 H 338.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42496
RGB	rgb(180, 36, 150)
HSL	hsl(313, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(313, 80%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 16.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.02, 65.80, -28.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.02, 71.70, 336.58°)
OKLab	oklab(53.68% 0.1954 -0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(53.68% 0.21 338.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9589, 13.1695, 30.0758)
Luminance	0.1317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42496 #24B442

analogous

#8A24B4 #B42496 #B4244E

triadic

#B42496 #96B424 #2496B4

tetradic

#B42496 #B48A24 #24B442 #244EB4

square

#B42496 #B48A24 #24B442 #244EB4

split-complementary

#B42496 #4EB424 #24B48A

monochromatic

#4E1041 #811A6C #B42496 #D83DB8 #E270CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#B42496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#B42496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42496

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42496	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C5799

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6D93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2C5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 36, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.210 338.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf70b5',
    500: '#b42496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42496;
$custom-light: #cf70b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 312.5,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53675,
    "c": 0.21013,
    "h": 338.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42496

secondary

#6BC97E

accent

#EA623E

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42496

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

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