#B42CB8#B42CB8

#B42CB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.227 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42CB8
RGB	rgb(180, 44, 184)
HSL	hsl(298, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(298, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.2%, 76.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.59, 68.70, -44.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.59, 81.95, 326.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% 0.1898 -0.1241)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.227 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.3743, 14.9674, 46.7326)
Luminance	0.1497 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42CB8 #30B82C

analogous

#6E2CB8 #B42CB8 #B82C76

triadic

#B42CB8 #B8B42C #2CB8B4

tetradic

#B42CB8 #B86E2C #30B82C #2C76B8

square

#B42CB8 #B86E2C #30B82C #2C76B8

split-complementary

#B42CB8 #76B82C #2CB86E

monochromatic

#531455 #842087 #B42CB8 #D14DD4 #DD7EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#B42CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#B42CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42CB8

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42CB8	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5072B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 44, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.227 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75ce',
    500: '#b42cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42cb8;
$custom-light: #ce75ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.286,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56096,
    "c": 0.22679,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42CB8

secondary

#79C977

accent

#E54348

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42CB8

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

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