#B42BBF#B42BBF

#B42BBF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.233 H 324.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42BBF
RGB	rgb(180, 43, 191)
HSL	hsl(296, 63%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(296, 77%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 77.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 70.14, -48.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 85.15, 325.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.45% 0.1902 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(56.45% 0.233 324.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.0895, 15.1945, 50.6808)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42BBF #36BF2B

analogous

#6A2BBF #B42BBF #BF2B80

triadic

#B42BBF #BFB42B #2BBFB4

tetradic

#B42BBF #BF6A2B #36BF2B #2B80BF

square

#B42BBF #BF6A2B #36BF2B #2B80BF

split-complementary

#B42BBF #80BF2B #2BBF6A

monochromatic

#56155B #85208D #B42BBF #CD50D8 #DC82E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#B42BBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#B42BBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42BBF

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42BBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42BBF	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B72BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B84775

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42bbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 43, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.233 324.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf75d3',
    500: '#b42bbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42bbf;
$custom-light: #cf75d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42bbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.541,
    "s": 63.248,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56448,
    "c": 0.23304,
    "h": 324.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42BBF

secondary

#80CC7A

accent

#E6424E

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140914

muted

#837B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42BBF

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

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