#B42499#B42499

#B42499 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.212 H 337.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42499
RGB	rgb(180, 36, 153)
HSL	hsl(311, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(311, 80%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 15%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.16, 66.21, -30.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.16, 72.72, 335.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.83% 0.1956 -0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(53.83% 0.212 337.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.2036, 13.2674, 31.3643)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42499 #24B43F

analogous

#8724B4 #B42499 #B42451

triadic

#B42499 #99B424 #2499B4

tetradic

#B42499 #B48724 #24B43F #2451B4

square

#B42499 #B48724 #24B43F #2451B4

split-complementary

#B42499 #51B424 #24B487

monochromatic

#4E1042 #811A6E #B42499 #D83DBB #E270CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#B42499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#B42499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42499

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42499	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A589C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2E5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 36, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.212 337.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf71b7',
    500: '#b42499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42499;
$custom-light: #cf71b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 311.25,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53827,
    "c": 0.21208,
    "h": 337.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42499

secondary

#6BC97C

accent

#EA5E3E

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42499

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

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