#B42CA5#B42CA5

#B42CA5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.213 H 333.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42CA5
RGB	rgb(180, 44, 165)
HSL	hsl(307, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(307, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 8.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.55, 65.70, -35.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.55, 74.49, 331.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.1897 -0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.213 333.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.5148, 14.2235, 36.9390)
Luminance	0.1422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42CA5 #2CB43B

analogous

#7F2CB4 #B42CA5 #B42C61

triadic

#B42CA5 #A5B42C #2CA5B4

tetradic

#B42CA5 #B47F2C #2CB43B #2C61B4

square

#B42CA5 #B47F2C #2CB43B #2C61B4

split-complementary

#B42CA5 #61B42C #2CB47F

monochromatic

#52144B #832078 #B42CA5 #D34AC4 #DF7CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#B42CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#B42CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42CA5

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42CA5	1.00	5.46	3.84	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B70A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3B66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 44, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.213 333.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74c0',
    500: '#b42ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42ca5;
$custom-light: #ce74c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.618,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5502,
    "c": 0.21278,
    "h": 333.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42CA5

secondary

#75C77E

accent

#E45644

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF7

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42CA5

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

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