#B42AA3#B42AA3
#B42AA3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.213 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B42AA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 42, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 9.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.24, 66.00, -34.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.24, 74.42, 332.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.76% 0.1914 -0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.76% 0.213 333.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2614, 14.0059, 35.9635) |
| Luminance | 0.1400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.72
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.61
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.90
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.10
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.14
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B42AA3 #2AB43B
analogous
#802AB4 #B42AA3 #B42A5E
triadic
#B42AA3 #A3B42A #2AA3B4
tetradic
#B42AA3 #B4802A #2AB43B #2A5EB4
square
#B42AA3 #B4802A #2AB43B #2A5EB4
split-complementary
#B42AA3 #5EB42A #2AB480
monochromatic
#511349 #821E76 #B42AA3 #D447C3 #E079D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#B42AA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.80
#B42AA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B42AA3
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B42AA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B42AA3 | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.80 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#255CA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B70A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC3865
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b42aa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.213 333.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce73be',
500: '#b42aa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b42aa3; $custom-light: #ce73be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b42aa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 42,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.391,
"s": 62.162,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54764,
"c": 0.21334,
"h": 333.8
},
"luminance": 0.14004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B42AA3
secondary
#72C87D
accent
#E55743
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEDF7
border
#D3C8D0
text
#140912
muted
#837B81