#B42AA4#B42AA4

#B42AA4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.214 H 333.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42AA4
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 164)
HSL	hsl(307, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(307, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 8.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.29, 66.15, -34.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.29, 74.79, 332.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.82% 0.1914 -0.0958)
OKLCH	oklch(54.82% 0.214 333.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.3514, 14.0419, 36.4373)
Luminance	0.1404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42AA4 #2AB43A

analogous

#7F2AB4 #B42AA4 #B42A5F

triadic

#B42AA4 #A4B42A #2AA4B4

tetradic

#B42AA4 #B47F2A #2AB43A #2A5FB4

square

#B42AA4 #B47F2A #2AB43A #2A5FB4

split-complementary

#B42AA4 #5FB42A #2AB47F

monochromatic

#51134A #821E77 #B42AA4 #D447C4 #E079D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#B42AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#B42AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42AA4

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42AA4	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245CA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A70A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.214 333.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce73bf',
    500: '#b42aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42aa4;
$custom-light: #ce73bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.957,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54817,
    "c": 0.21405,
    "h": 333.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42AA4

secondary

#72C87C

accent

#E55543

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF7

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42AA4

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

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