#B42AAD#B42AAD

#B42AAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.221 H 330.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42AAD
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 173)
HSL	hsl(303, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(303, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 3.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 67.52, -39.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 78.22, 329.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.31% 0.1916 -0.1091)
OKLCH	oklch(55.31% 0.221 330.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.1931, 14.3785, 40.8702)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42AAD #2AB431

analogous

#762AB4 #B42AAD #B42A68

triadic

#B42AAD #ADB42A #2AADB4

tetradic

#B42AAD #B4762A #2AB431 #2A68B4

square

#B42AAD #B4762A #2AB431 #2A68B4

split-complementary

#B42AAD #68B42A #2AB476

monochromatic

#51134E #821E7D #B42AAD #D447CD #E079DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#B42AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#B42AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42AAD

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42AAD	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#165EB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5670AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.221 330.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74c6',
    500: '#b42aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42aad;
$custom-light: #ce74c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.043,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55314,
    "c": 0.2205,
    "h": 330.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42AAD

secondary

#72C877

accent

#E54B43

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEDF8

border

#D3C8D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42AAD

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

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