#B42AAA#B42AAA

#B42AAA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.218 H 331.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42AAA
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 170)
HSL	hsl(304, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(304, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 5.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.61, 67.06, -37.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.61, 77.06, 330.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.1916 -0.1047)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.218 331.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.9061, 14.2637, 39.3585)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42AAA #2AB434

analogous

#792AB4 #B42AAA #B42A65

triadic

#B42AAA #AAB42A #2AAAB4

tetradic

#B42AAA #B4792A #2AB434 #2A65B4

square

#B42AAA #B4792A #2AB434 #2A65B4

split-complementary

#B42AAA #65B42A #2AB479

monochromatic

#51134C #821E7B #B42AAA #D447CA #E079D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#B42AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#B42AAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42AAA

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42AAA	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C5DAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5770A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.218 331.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce73c4',
    500: '#b42aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42aaa;
$custom-light: #ce73c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.348,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55146,
    "c": 0.21833,
    "h": 331.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42AAA

secondary

#72C878

accent

#E54E43

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEDF8

border

#D3C8D1

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42AAA

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

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