#B42AA2#B42AA2

#B42AA2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.213 H 334.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42AA2
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 162)
HSL	hsl(308, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(308, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 10%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.19, 65.85, -33.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.19, 74.05, 332.78°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.1913 -0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.213 334.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.1722, 13.9702, 35.4935)
Luminance	0.1397 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42AA2 #2AB43C

analogous

#812AB4 #B42AA2 #B42A5D

triadic

#B42AA2 #A2B42A #2AA2B4

tetradic

#B42AA2 #B4812A #2AB43C #2A5DB4

square

#B42AA2 #B4812A #2AB43C #2A5DB4

split-complementary

#B42AA2 #5DB42A #2AB481

monochromatic

#511349 #821E75 #B42AA2 #D447C2 #E079D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#B42AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#B42AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42AA2

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42AA2	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275CA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B709F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3864

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.213 334.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce73be',
    500: '#b42aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42aa2;
$custom-light: #ce73be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.826,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5471,
    "c": 0.21265,
    "h": 334.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42AA2

secondary

#72C87D

accent

#E55843

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF7

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42AA2

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

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