#B42BAE#B42BAE

#B42BAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.220 H 330.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42BAE
RGB	rgb(180, 43, 174)
HSL	hsl(303, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(303, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 3.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.93, 67.39, -39.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.93, 78.28, 329.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% 0.1908 -0.1101)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.22 330)
XYZ	xyz(27.3261, 14.4892, 41.3937)
Luminance	0.1449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42BAE #2BB431

analogous

#752BB4 #B42BAE #B42B69

triadic

#B42BAE #AEB42B #2BAEB4

tetradic

#B42BAE #B4752B #2BB431 #2B69B4

square

#B42BAE #B4752B #2BB431 #2B69B4

split-complementary

#B42BAE #69B42B #2BB475

monochromatic

#51134E #831F7E #B42BAE #D349CD #DF7ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#B42BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#B42BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42BAE

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42BAE	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#165FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5671AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 43, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.220 330.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74c6',
    500: '#b42bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42bae;
$custom-light: #ce74c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.628,
    "s": 61.435,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55443,
    "c": 0.22028,
    "h": 330
  },
  "luminance": 0.14487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42BAE

secondary

#73C777

accent

#E54A43

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42BAE

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

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