#B42BB7#B42BB7

#B42BB7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.227 H 327.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42BB7
RGB	rgb(180, 43, 183)
HSL	hsl(299, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(299, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 76.5%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, 68.83, -44.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 81.87, 327.21°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% 0.1906 -0.1232)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.227 327.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.2331, 14.8520, 46.1703)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42BB7 #2EB72B

analogous

#6E2BB7 #B42BB7 #B72B74

triadic

#B42BB7 #B7B42B #2BB7B4

tetradic

#B42BB7 #B76E2B #2EB72B #2B74B7

square

#B42BB7 #B76E2B #2EB72B #2B74B7

split-complementary

#B42BB7 #74B72B #2BB76E

monochromatic

#531454 #831F85 #B42BB7 #D24BD5 #DE7CE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#B42BB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#B42BB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42BB7

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42BB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42BB7	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5071B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42bb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 43, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.227 327.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74cd',
    500: '#b42bb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42bb7;
$custom-light: #ce74cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42bb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.714,
    "s": 61.947,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55965,
    "c": 0.22697,
    "h": 327.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42BB7

secondary

#77C975

accent

#E54346

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42BB7

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

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