#B42CA0#B42CA0

#B42CA0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.209 H 334.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42CA0
RGB	rgb(180, 44, 160)
HSL	hsl(309, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(309, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 11.1%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.30, 64.96, -32.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.30, 72.64, 333.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.1894 -0.0889)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.209 334.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.0686, 14.0451, 34.5889)
Luminance	0.1404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42CA0 #2CB440

analogous

#842CB4 #B42CA0 #B42C5C

triadic

#B42CA0 #A0B42C #2CA0B4

tetradic

#B42CA0 #B4842C #2CB440 #2C5CB4

square

#B42CA0 #B4842C #2CB440 #2C5CB4

split-complementary

#B42CA0 #5CB42C #2CB484

monochromatic

#521449 #832074 #B42CA0 #D34ABF #DF7CD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#B42CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#B42CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42CA0

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42CA0	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B5CA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D709D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3864

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 44, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.209 334.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74bc',
    500: '#b42ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42ca0;
$custom-light: #ce74bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.824,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54755,
    "c": 0.20926,
    "h": 334.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42CA0

secondary

#75C781

accent

#E45B44

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42CA0

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

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