#B42AA0#B42AA0

#B42AA0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.211 H 334.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42AA0
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 160)
HSL	hsl(309, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(309, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 11.1%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.09, 65.55, -32.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.09, 73.32, 333.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% 0.1912 -0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.211 334.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.9958, 13.8996, 34.5647)
Luminance	0.1390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42AA0 #2AB43E

analogous

#832AB4 #B42AA0 #B42A5B

triadic

#B42AA0 #A0B42A #2AA0B4

tetradic

#B42AA0 #B4832A #2AB43E #2A5BB4

square

#B42AA0 #B4832A #2AB43E #2A5BB4

split-complementary

#B42AA0 #5BB42A #2AB483

monochromatic

#511348 #821E74 #B42AA0 #D447C0 #E079D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#B42AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#B42AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42AA0

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42AA0	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#295BA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6F9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.211 334.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce73bc',
    500: '#b42aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42aa0;
$custom-light: #ce73bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.696,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54605,
    "c": 0.21125,
    "h": 334.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42AA0

secondary

#72C87F

accent

#E55A43

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42AA0

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

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