#B42CB9#B42CB9

#B42CB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.228 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42CB9
RGB	rgb(180, 44, 185)
HSL	hsl(298, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(298, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.65, 68.86, -45.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.65, 82.35, 326.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.1898 -0.1256)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.228 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.4795, 15.0094, 47.2866)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42CB9 #31B92C

analogous

#6D2CB9 #B42CB9 #B92C78

triadic

#B42CB9 #B9B42C #2CB9B4

tetradic

#B42CB9 #B96D2C #31B92C #2C78B9

square

#B42CB9 #B96D2C #31B92C #2C78B9

split-complementary

#B42CB9 #78B92C #2CB96D

monochromatic

#541456 #842088 #B42CB9 #D04DD5 #DD7FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#B42CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#B42CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42CB9

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42CB9	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F72B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 44, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.228 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75ce',
    500: '#b42cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42cb9;
$custom-light: #ce75ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.872,
    "s": 61.572,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56156,
    "c": 0.22755,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42CB9

secondary

#7BC978

accent

#E54349

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42CB9

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

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