#B42AAB#B42AAB

#B42AAB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.219 H 331.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42AAB
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 171)
HSL	hsl(304, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(304, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 5%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, 67.21, -38.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 77.45, 330.21°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.1916 -0.1061)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.219 331)
XYZ	xyz(27.0010, 14.3017, 39.8586)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42AAB #2AB433

analogous

#782AB4 #B42AAB #B42A66

triadic

#B42AAB #ABB42A #2AABB4

tetradic

#B42AAB #B4782A #2AB433 #2A66B4

square

#B42AAB #B4782A #2AB433 #2A66B4

split-complementary

#B42AAB #66B42A #2AB478

monochromatic

#51134D #821E7C #B42AAB #D447CB #E079D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#B42AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#B42AAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42AAB

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42AAB	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A5EAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5770A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.219 331.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce73c4',
    500: '#b42aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42aab;
$custom-light: #ce73c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.913,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55202,
    "c": 0.21905,
    "h": 331
  },
  "luminance": 0.143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42AAB

secondary

#72C878

accent

#E54D43

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEDF8

border

#D3C8D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42AAB

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

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