#B42AAF#B42AAF

#B42AAF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.222 H 329.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42AAF
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 175)
HSL	hsl(302, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(302, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.7%, 2.8%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.88, 67.83, -40.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.88, 79.01, 329.16°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% 0.1916 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.222 329.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.3881, 14.4565, 41.8970)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42AAF #2AB42F

analogous

#742AB4 #B42AAF #B42A6A

triadic

#B42AAF #AFB42A #2AAFB4

tetradic

#B42AAF #B4742A #2AB42F #2A6AB4

square

#B42AAF #B4742A #2AB42F #2A6AB4

split-complementary

#B42AAF #6AB42A #2AB474

monochromatic

#51134F #821E7F #B42AAF #D447CF #E079DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#B42AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#B42AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42AAF

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42AAF	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#125EB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5571AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.222 329.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74c7',
    500: '#b42aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42aaf;
$custom-light: #ce74c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.174,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55428,
    "c": 0.22196,
    "h": 329.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42AAF

secondary

#72C875

accent

#E54843

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEDF8

border

#D3C8D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42AAF

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

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