#B42AB5#B42AB5

#B42AB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.226 H 327.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42AB5
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 181)
HSL	hsl(300, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(300, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.6%, 76.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 68.79, -43.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 81.39, 327.69°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.1915 -0.1207)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.226 327.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.9905, 14.6975, 45.0698)
Luminance	0.1469 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42AB5 #2BB52A

analogous

#6E2AB5 #B42AB5 #B52A70

triadic

#B42AB5 #B5B42A #2AB5B4

tetradic

#B42AB5 #B56E2A #2BB52A #2A70B5

square

#B42AB5 #B56E2A #2BB52A #2A70B5

split-complementary

#B42AB5 #70B52A #2AB56E

monochromatic

#511352 #831E83 #B42AB5 #D348D4 #DF79E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#B42AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#B42AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42AB5

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42AB5	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5171B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA426F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.226 327.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74cc',
    500: '#b42ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42ab5;
$custom-light: #ce74cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.568,
    "s": 62.332,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55776,
    "c": 0.2264,
    "h": 327.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42AB5

secondary

#73C873

accent

#E54244

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42AB5

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

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