#B42AB7#B42AB7

#B42AB7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.228 H 327.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42AB7
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 183)
HSL	hsl(299, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(299, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 77%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, 69.11, -44.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 82.20, 327.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.1915 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.228 327.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.1972, 14.7802, 46.1583)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42AB7 #2DB72A

analogous

#6D2AB7 #B42AB7 #B72A74

triadic

#B42AB7 #B7B42A #2AB7B4

tetradic

#B42AB7 #B76D2A #2DB72A #2A74B7

square

#B42AB7 #B76D2A #2DB72A #2A74B7

split-complementary

#B42AB7 #74B72A #2AB76D

monochromatic

#521353 #831F85 #B42AB7 #D249D5 #DE7BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#B42AB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#B42AB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42AB7

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42AB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42AB7	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5071B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42ab7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.228 327.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf74cd',
    500: '#b42ab7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42ab7;
$custom-light: #cf74cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42ab7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.723,
    "s": 62.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55894,
    "c": 0.2279,
    "h": 327.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42AB7

secondary

#76C974

accent

#E64246

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42AB7

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

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