#B42AA6#B42AA6
#B42AA6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.215 H 332.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B42AA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 42, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 7.8%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.40, 66.45, -35.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.40, 75.54, 331.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.93% 0.1915 -0.0987) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.93% 0.215 332.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5334, 14.1147, 37.3960) |
| Luminance | 0.1411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.73
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.43
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.50
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.18
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 6.22
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B42AA6 #2AB438
analogous
#7D2AB4 #B42AA6 #B42A61
triadic
#B42AA6 #A6B42A #2AA6B4
tetradic
#B42AA6 #B47D2A #2AB438 #2A61B4
square
#B42AA6 #B47D2A #2AB438 #2A61B4
split-complementary
#B42AA6 #61B42A #2AB47D
monochromatic
#51134A #821E78 #B42AA6 #D447C6 #E079D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.49
#B42AA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.82
#B42AA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B42AA6
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B42AA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B42AA6 | 1.00 | 5.49 | 3.82 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#225DA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5970A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC3A66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b42aa6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.215 332.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce73c1',
500: '#b42aa6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b42aa6; $custom-light: #ce73c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b42aa6",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 42,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.087,
"s": 62.162,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54926,
"c": 0.21546,
"h": 332.7
},
"luminance": 0.14112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B42AA6
secondary
#72C87B
accent
#E55343
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEDF7
border
#D3C8D0
text
#140912
muted
#837B81