#B42DB2#B42DB2

#B42DB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.221 H 328.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42DB2
RGB	rgb(180, 45, 178)
HSL	hsl(301, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(301, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 1.1%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.35, 67.43, -41.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.35, 79.19, 328.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.82% 0.1891 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(55.82% 0.221 328.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.7964, 14.7965, 43.5028)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42DB2 #2DB42F

analogous

#732DB4 #B42DB2 #B42D6F

triadic

#B42DB2 #B2B42D #2DB2B4

tetradic

#B42DB2 #B4732D #2DB42F #2D6FB4

square

#B42DB2 #B4732D #2DB42F #2D6FB4

split-complementary

#B42DB2 #6FB42D #2DB473

monochromatic

#521551 #832182 #B42DB2 #D24CD0 #DE7DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#B42DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#B42DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42DB2

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42DB2	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1260B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5471AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA426E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 45, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.221 328.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75c9',
    500: '#b42db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42db2;
$custom-light: #ce75c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300.889,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55819,
    "c": 0.22131,
    "h": 328.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42DB2

secondary

#76C777

accent

#E34745

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42DB2

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

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