#B42AB6#B42AB6

#B42AB6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.227 H 327.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42AB6
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 182)
HSL	hsl(299, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(299, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 76.9%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, 68.95, -44.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 81.79, 327.45°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% 0.1915 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.227 327.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.0934, 14.7387, 45.6121)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42AB6 #2CB62A

analogous

#6E2AB6 #B42AB6 #B62A72

triadic

#B42AB6 #B6B42A #2AB6B4

tetradic

#B42AB6 #B66E2A #2CB62A #2A72B6

square

#B42AB6 #B66E2A #2CB62A #2A72B6

split-complementary

#B42AB6 #72B62A #2AB66E

monochromatic

#521353 #831F84 #B42AB6 #D348D5 #DF7AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#B42AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#B42AB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42AB6

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42AB6	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5071B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9426F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.227 327.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf74cc',
    500: '#b42ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42ab6;
$custom-light: #cf74cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.143,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55835,
    "c": 0.22715,
    "h": 327.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42AB6

secondary

#75C873

accent

#E64245

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42AB6

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

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