#B42999#B42999

#B42999 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.207 H 337.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42999
RGB	rgb(180, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(312, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(312, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 15%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.64, 64.84, -29.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.64, 71.16, 335.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.1915 -0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.207 337.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.3656, 13.5915, 31.4183)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42999 #29B444

analogous

#8929B4 #B42999 #B42953

triadic

#B42999 #99B429 #2999B4

tetradic

#B42999 #B48929 #29B444 #2953B4

square

#B42999 #B48929 #29B444 #2953B4

split-complementary

#B42999 #53B429 #29B489

monochromatic

#501244 #821E6F #B42999 #D545B9 #E077CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#B42999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#B42999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42999

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42999	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E5A9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE325F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.207 337.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce72b7',
    500: '#b42999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42999;
$custom-light: #ce72b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 311.655,
    "s": 62.896,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54171,
    "c": 0.20747,
    "h": 337.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42999

secondary

#71C882

accent

#E66242

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42999

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →