#B42979#B42979

#B42979 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.189 H 350.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42979
RGB	rgb(180, 41, 121)
HSL	hsl(325, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(325, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 32.8%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 60.74, -11.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 61.90, 348.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.73% 0.186 -0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(52.73% 0.189 350.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.0678, 12.6724, 19.3167)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42979 #29B464

analogous

#A929B4 #B42979 #B42933

triadic

#B42979 #79B429 #2979B4

tetradic

#B42979 #B4A929 #29B464 #2933B4

square

#B42979 #B4A929 #29B464 #2933B4

split-complementary

#B42979 #33B429 #29B4A9

monochromatic

#501236 #821E57 #B42979 #D54598 #E077B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#B42979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#B42979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42979

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42979	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42547B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6D76

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C21E4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 41, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.189 350.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf719f',
    500: '#b42979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42979;
$custom-light: #cf719f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 325.468,
    "s": 62.896,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52726,
    "c": 0.18855,
    "h": 350.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42979

secondary

#71C896

accent

#E68842

background

#FDF7F9

surface

#FAEDF2

border

#D3C8CC

text

#15090E

muted

#837B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42979

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

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