#B42CBF#B42CBF

#B42CBF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.232 H 324.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42CBF
RGB	rgb(180, 44, 191)
HSL	hsl(296, 63%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(296, 77%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 77%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 69.86, -48.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 84.82, 325.44°)
OKLab	oklab(56.52% 0.1894 -0.1342)
OKLCH	oklch(56.52% 0.232 324.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.1263, 15.2682, 50.6931)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42CBF #37BF2C

analogous

#6A2CBF #B42CBF #BF2C80

triadic

#B42CBF #BFB42C #2CBFB4

tetradic

#B42CBF #BF6A2C #37BF2C #2C80BF

square

#B42CBF #BF6A2C #37BF2C #2C80BF

split-complementary

#B42CBF #80BF2C #2CBF6A

monochromatic

#56155C #85218D #B42CBF #CD51D7 #DB83E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#B42CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#B42CBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42CBF

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42CBF	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B72BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B84875

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 44, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.232 324.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf75d3',
    500: '#b42cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42cbf;
$custom-light: #cf75d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.51,
    "s": 62.553,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56519,
    "c": 0.23213,
    "h": 324.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42CBF

secondary

#81CC7B

accent

#E6424E

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140914

muted

#837B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42CBF

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

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