#B42AA1#B42AA1

#B42AA1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.212 H 334.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42AA1
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 161)
HSL	hsl(308, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(308, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 10.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, 65.70, -33.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 73.68, 333.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.1913 -0.0913)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.212 334.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.0837, 13.9348, 35.0272)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42AA1 #2AB43D

analogous

#822AB4 #B42AA1 #B42A5C

triadic

#B42AA1 #A1B42A #2AA1B4

tetradic

#B42AA1 #B4822A #2AB43D #2A5CB4

square

#B42AA1 #B4822A #2AB43D #2A5CB4

split-complementary

#B42AA1 #5CB42A #2AB482

monochromatic

#511348 #821E75 #B42AA1 #D447C1 #E079D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#B42AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#B42AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42AA1

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42AA1	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285CA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6F9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3764

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.212 334.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce73bd',
    500: '#b42aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42aa1;
$custom-light: #ce73bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.261,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54657,
    "c": 0.21195,
    "h": 334.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42AA1

secondary

#72C87E

accent

#E55943

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42AA1

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

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