#B42B8B#B42B8B
#B42B8B is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.197 H 342.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B42B8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 43, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(318, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(318, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 22.8%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.21, 62.34, -21.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.21, 65.95, 340.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.65% 0.1879 -0.0577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.65% 0.197 342.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3474, 13.2977, 25.7056) |
| Luminance | 0.1330 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 4.01
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 5.27
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.19
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.98
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 7.38
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B42B8B #2BB454
analogous
#982BB4 #B42B8B #B42B46
triadic
#B42B8B #8BB42B #2B8BB4
tetradic
#B42B8B #B4982B #2BB454 #2B46B4
square
#B42B8B #B4982B #2BB454 #2B46B4
split-complementary
#B42B8B #46B42B #2BB498
monochromatic
#51133F #831F65 #B42B8B #D349AA #DF7AC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.74
#B42B8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.66
#B42B8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B42B8B
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B42B8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B42B8B | 1.00 | 5.74 | 3.66 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A588E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#656E88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C02C58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b42b8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 43, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.197 342.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf73ad',
500: '#b42b8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b42b8b; $custom-light: #cf73ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b42b8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 43,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 317.956,
"s": 61.435,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53649,
"c": 0.1965,
"h": 342.9
},
"luminance": 0.13295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B42B8B
secondary
#73C78D
accent
#E57443
background
#FDF7FA
surface
#FAEDF4
border
#D3C8CE
text
#140910
muted
#837B7F