#B42BB5#B42BB5

#B42BB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.225 H 327.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42BB5
RGB	rgb(180, 43, 181)
HSL	hsl(300, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(300, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.6%, 76.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.32, 68.50, -43.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.32, 81.06, 327.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.1907 -0.1203)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.225 327.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.0264, 14.7693, 45.0817)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42BB5 #2CB52B

analogous

#6F2BB5 #B42BB5 #B52B71

triadic

#B42BB5 #B5B42B #2BB5B4

tetradic

#B42BB5 #B56F2B #2CB52B #2B71B5

square

#B42BB5 #B56F2B #2CB52B #2B71B5

split-complementary

#B42BB5 #71B52B #2BB56F

monochromatic

#521452 #831F84 #B42BB5 #D349D4 #DF7BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#B42BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#B42BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42BB5

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42BB5	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0160B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5171B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA426F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 43, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.225 327.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74cc',
    500: '#b42bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42bb5;
$custom-light: #ce74cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.565,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55847,
    "c": 0.22548,
    "h": 327.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42BB5

secondary

#75C874

accent

#E54344

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42BB5

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

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