#B42DA4#B42DA4

#B42DA4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.211 H 333.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42DA4
RGB	rgb(180, 45, 164)
HSL	hsl(307, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(307, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 8.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.61, 65.25, -34.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.61, 73.76, 332.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% 0.1888 -0.0944)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.211 333.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.4618, 14.2627, 36.4741)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42DA4 #2DB43D

analogous

#812DB4 #B42DA4 #B42D61

triadic

#B42DA4 #A4B42D #2DA4B4

tetradic

#B42DA4 #B4812D #2DB43D #2D61B4

square

#B42DA4 #B4812D #2DB43D #2D61B4

split-complementary

#B42DA4 #61B42D #2DB481

monochromatic

#52154B #832177 #B42DA4 #D24CC2 #DE7DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#B42DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#B42DA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42DA4

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42DA4	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285DA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B70A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3B66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 45, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.211 333.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74bf',
    500: '#b42da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42da4;
$custom-light: #ce74bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.111,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55043,
    "c": 0.21106,
    "h": 333.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42DA4

secondary

#76C77F

accent

#E35745

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF7

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42DA4

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

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