#B42AA5#B42AA5

#B42AA5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.215 H 333.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42AA5
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 165)
HSL	hsl(307, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(307, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 8.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.34, 66.30, -35.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.34, 75.16, 331.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1915 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.215 333.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.4421, 14.0781, 36.9147)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42AA5 #2AB439

analogous

#7E2AB4 #B42AA5 #B42A60

triadic

#B42AA5 #A5B42A #2AA5B4

tetradic

#B42AA5 #B47E2A #2AB439 #2A60B4

square

#B42AA5 #B47E2A #2AB439 #2A60B4

split-complementary

#B42AA5 #60B42A #2AB47E

monochromatic

#51134A #821E78 #B42AA5 #D447C5 #E079D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#B42AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#B42AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42AA5

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42AA5	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235CA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A70A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3966

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.215 333.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce73c0',
    500: '#b42aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42aa5;
$custom-light: #ce73c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.522,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54871,
    "c": 0.21475,
    "h": 333.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42AA5

secondary

#72C87B

accent

#E55443

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF7

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42AA5

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

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