#B42CB0#B42CB0

#B42CB0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.221 H 329.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42CB0
RGB	rgb(180, 44, 176)
HSL	hsl(302, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(302, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 2.2%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 67.41, -40.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 78.73, 328.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.19 -0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.221 329.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.5593, 14.6414, 42.4404)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42CB0 #2CB430

analogous

#742CB4 #B42CB0 #B42C6C

triadic

#B42CB0 #B0B42C #2CB0B4

tetradic

#B42CB0 #B4742C #2CB430 #2C6CB4

square

#B42CB0 #B4742C #2CB430 #2C6CB4

split-complementary

#B42CB0 #6CB42C #2CB474

monochromatic

#521450 #832080 #B42CB0 #D34ACF #DF7CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#B42CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#B42CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42CB0

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42CB0	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#145FB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5571AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA406D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 44, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.221 329.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74c8',
    500: '#b42cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42cb0;
$custom-light: #ce74c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.765,
    "s": 60.714,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5563,
    "c": 0.22079,
    "h": 329.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42CB0

secondary

#75C777

accent

#E44944

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42CB0

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

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