#B42BC0#B42BC0

#B42BC0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.234 H 324.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42BC0
RGB	rgb(180, 43, 192)
HSL	hsl(295, 63%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(295, 78%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.2%, 77.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 70.31, -48.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 85.57, 325.26°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.1902 -0.136)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.234 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.1999, 15.2387, 51.2623)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42BC0 #37C02B

analogous

#692BC0 #B42BC0 #C02B81

triadic

#B42BC0 #C0B42B #2BC0B4

tetradic

#B42BC0 #C0692B #37C02B #2B81C0

square

#B42BC0 #C0692B #37C02B #2B81C0

split-complementary

#B42BC0 #81C02B #2BC069

monochromatic

#56155C #85208E #B42BC0 #CD50D8 #DB82E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#B42BC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#B42BC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42BC0

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42BC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42BC0	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A72BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B84875

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42bc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 43, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.234 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf75d4',
    500: '#b42bc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42bc0;
$custom-light: #cf75d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42bc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.168,
    "s": 63.404,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5651,
    "c": 0.23381,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42BC0

secondary

#81CC7B

accent

#E6414F

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140914

muted

#837B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42BC0

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

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