#B42498#B42498

#B42498 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.211 H 337.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42498
RGB	rgb(180, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(312, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(312, 80%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 15.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.11, 66.07, -29.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.11, 72.38, 335.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.78% 0.1956 -0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(53.78% 0.211 337.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.1213, 13.2345, 30.9312)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42498 #24B440

analogous

#8824B4 #B42498 #B42450

triadic

#B42498 #98B424 #2498B4

tetradic

#B42498 #B48824 #24B440 #2450B4

square

#B42498 #B48824 #24B440 #2450B4

split-complementary

#B42498 #50B424 #24B488

monochromatic

#4E1042 #811A6D #B42498 #D83DBA #E270CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#B42498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#B42498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42498

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42498	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B589B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2E5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.211 337.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf71b6',
    500: '#b42498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42498;
$custom-light: #cf71b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 311.667,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53776,
    "c": 0.21143,
    "h": 337.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42498

secondary

#6BC97D

accent

#EA603E

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42498

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

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