#B42BB4#B42BB4

#B42BB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.225 H 328.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42BB4
RGB	rgb(180, 43, 180)
HSL	hsl(300, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(300, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 68.34, -42.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 80.66, 327.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.1908 -0.1188)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.225 328.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.9242, 14.7284, 44.5433)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42BB4 #2BB42B

analogous

#6F2BB4 #B42BB4 #B42B6F

triadic

#B42BB4 #B4B42B #2BB4B4

tetradic

#B42BB4 #B46F2B #2BB42B #2B6FB4

square

#B42BB4 #B46F2B #2BB42B #2B6FB4

split-complementary

#B42BB4 #6FB42B #2BB46F

monochromatic

#511351 #831F83 #B42BB4 #D349D3 #DF7ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#B42BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#B42BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42BB4

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42BB4	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0560B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5271B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA426F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 43, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.225 328.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74cb',
    500: '#b42bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42bb4;
$custom-light: #ce74cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 61.435,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55788,
    "c": 0.22473,
    "h": 328.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42BB4

secondary

#73C773

accent

#E54343

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42BB4

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

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