#B42DA7#B42DA7

#B42DA7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.213 H 332.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42DA7
RGB	rgb(180, 45, 167)
HSL	hsl(306, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(306, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 7.2%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 65.70, -35.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 74.89, 331.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.1889 -0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.213 332.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.7359, 14.3723, 37.9177)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42DA7 #2DB43A

analogous

#7E2DB4 #B42DA7 #B42D64

triadic

#B42DA7 #A7B42D #2DA7B4

tetradic

#B42DA7 #B47E2D #2DB43A #2D64B4

square

#B42DA7 #B47E2D #2DB43A #2D64B4

split-complementary

#B42DA7 #64B42D #2DB47E

monochromatic

#52154C #83217A #B42DA7 #D24CC5 #DE7DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#B42DA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#B42DA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42DA7

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42DA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42DA7	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245EAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A71A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3C68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42da7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 45, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.213 332.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74c1',
    500: '#b42da7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42da7;
$custom-light: #ce74c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42da7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.778,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55204,
    "c": 0.21321,
    "h": 332.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42DA7

secondary

#76C77E

accent

#E35445

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF7

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42DA7

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

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