#B42BB8#B42BB8

#B42BB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.228 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42BB8
RGB	rgb(180, 43, 184)
HSL	hsl(298, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(298, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.2%, 76.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 68.99, -44.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 82.28, 326.98°)
OKLab	oklab(56.02% 0.1906 -0.1246)
OKLCH	oklch(56.02% 0.228 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.3375, 14.8938, 46.7204)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42BB8 #2FB82B

analogous

#6E2BB8 #B42BB8 #B82B76

triadic

#B42BB8 #B8B42B #2BB8B4

tetradic

#B42BB8 #B86E2B #2FB82B #2B76B8

square

#B42BB8 #B86E2B #2FB82B #2B76B8

split-complementary

#B42BB8 #76B82B #2BB86E

monochromatic

#531455 #831F86 #B42BB8 #D14BD5 #DE7DE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#B42BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#B42BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42BB8

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42BB8	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F72B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 43, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.228 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74ce',
    500: '#b42bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42bb8;
$custom-light: #ce74ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.298,
    "s": 62.115,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56024,
    "c": 0.22773,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42BB8

secondary

#78C976

accent

#E54347

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42BB8

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

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