#B42DA5#B42DA5

#B42DA5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.212 H 333.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42DA5
RGB	rgb(180, 45, 165)
HSL	hsl(307, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(307, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 8.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, 65.40, -34.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 74.14, 331.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.1% 0.1888 -0.0959)
OKLCH	oklch(55.1% 0.212 333.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.5525, 14.2989, 36.9515)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42DA5 #2DB43C

analogous

#802DB4 #B42DA5 #B42D62

triadic

#B42DA5 #A5B42D #2DA5B4

tetradic

#B42DA5 #B4802D #2DB43C #2D62B4

square

#B42DA5 #B4802D #2DB43C #2D62B4

split-complementary

#B42DA5 #62B42D #2DB480

monochromatic

#52154B #832178 #B42DA5 #D24CC3 #DE7DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#B42DA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#B42DA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42DA5

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42DA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42DA5	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B70A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3B67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42da5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 45, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.212 333.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74c0',
    500: '#b42da5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42da5;
$custom-light: #ce74c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42da5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.667,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55097,
    "c": 0.21177,
    "h": 333.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42DA5

secondary

#76C77F

accent

#E35645

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF7

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42DA5

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

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