#B42AB8#B42AB8

#B42AB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.229 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42AB8
RGB	rgb(180, 42, 184)
HSL	hsl(298, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(298, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.2%, 77.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.39, 69.27, -44.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.39, 82.60, 327.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% 0.1914 -0.125)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.229 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.3016, 14.8219, 46.7084)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42AB8 #2EB82A

analogous

#6D2AB8 #B42AB8 #B82A75

triadic

#B42AB8 #B8B42A #2AB8B4

tetradic

#B42AB8 #B86D2A #2EB82A #2A75B8

square

#B42AB8 #B86D2A #2EB82A #2A75B8

split-complementary

#B42AB8 #75B82A #2AB86D

monochromatic

#531354 #831F86 #B42AB8 #D24AD6 #DE7BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#B42AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#B42AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42AB8

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42AB8	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F71B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 42, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.229 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf74ce',
    500: '#b42ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42ab8;
$custom-light: #cf74ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.31,
    "s": 62.832,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55954,
    "c": 0.22865,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42AB8

secondary

#77C975

accent

#E64247

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42AB8

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

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