#B42599#B42599

#B42599 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.211 H 337.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42599
RGB	rgb(180, 37, 153)
HSL	hsl(311, 66%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(311, 79%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 15%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.25, 65.95, -29.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.25, 72.43, 335.58°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% 0.1948 -0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.211 337.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.2343, 13.3288, 31.3746)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42599 #25B440

analogous

#8825B4 #B42599 #B42551

triadic

#B42599 #99B425 #2599B4

tetradic

#B42599 #B48825 #25B440 #2551B4

square

#B42599 #B48825 #25B440 #2551B4

split-complementary

#B42599 #51B425 #25B488

monochromatic

#4E1043 #811B6E #B42599 #D73FBB #E271CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#B42599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#B42599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42599

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42599	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B589C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2F5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 37, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.211 337.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf71b7',
    500: '#b42599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42599;
$custom-light: #cf71b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 311.329,
    "s": 65.899,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53893,
    "c": 0.2112,
    "h": 337.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42599

secondary

#6CC97E

accent

#E95F3F

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42599

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

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