#B42A72#B42A72

#B42A72 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.184 H 353.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42A72
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 114)
HSL	hsl(329, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(329, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 36.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, 59.66, -7.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 60.16, 352.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.54% 0.1832 -0.0199)
OKLCH	oklch(52.54% 0.184 353.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.6891, 12.5769, 17.1491)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42A72 #2AB46C

analogous

#B12AB4 #B42A72 #B42A2D

triadic

#B42A72 #72B42A #2A72B4

tetradic

#B42A72 #B4B12A #2AB46C #2A2DB4

square

#B42A72 #B4B12A #2AB46C #2A2DB4

split-complementary

#B42A72 #2DB42A #2AB4B1

monochromatic

#511333 #821E53 #B42A72 #D44791 #E079AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#B42A72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#B42A72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42A72

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42A72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42A72	1.00	5.97	3.51	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#455374

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6C6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C21A4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42a72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.184 353.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf719a',
    500: '#b42a72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42a72;
$custom-light: #cf719a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42a72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 328.696,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52535,
    "c": 0.18424,
    "h": 353.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42A72

secondary

#72C89B

accent

#E59043

background

#FDF7F9

surface

#FAEDF2

border

#D3C8CC

text

#15090E

muted

#837B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42A72

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

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