#B42BA2#B42BA2

#B42BA2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.212 H 334.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42BA2
RGB	rgb(180, 43, 162)
HSL	hsl(308, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(308, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 10%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.29, 65.55, -33.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.29, 73.71, 332.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.1905 -0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.212 334.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.2081, 14.0420, 35.5055)
Luminance	0.1404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42BA2 #2BB43D

analogous

#812BB4 #B42BA2 #B42B5D

triadic

#B42BA2 #A2B42B #2BA2B4

tetradic

#B42BA2 #B4812B #2BB43D #2B5DB4

square

#B42BA2 #B4812B #2BB43D #2B5DB4

split-complementary

#B42BA2 #5DB42B #2BB481

monochromatic

#511349 #831F76 #B42BA2 #D349C1 #DF7AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#B42BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#B42BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42BA2

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42BA2	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285CA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C709F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3864

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 43, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.212 334.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce73be',
    500: '#b42ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42ba2;
$custom-light: #ce73be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.883,
    "s": 61.435,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54784,
    "c": 0.21166,
    "h": 334.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42BA2

secondary

#73C77E

accent

#E55843

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF7

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42BA2

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

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