#B42DB5#B42DB5

#B42DB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.224 H 327.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42DB5
RGB	rgb(180, 45, 181)
HSL	hsl(300, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(300, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.6%, 75.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 67.91, -43.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 80.39, 327.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.99% 0.1891 -0.1193)
OKLCH	oklch(55.99% 0.224 327.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.1009, 14.9183, 45.1066)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42DB5 #2EB52D

analogous

#702DB5 #B42DB5 #B52D72

triadic

#B42DB5 #B5B42D #2DB5B4

tetradic

#B42DB5 #B5702D #2EB52D #2D72B5

square

#B42DB5 #B5702D #2EB52D #2D72B5

split-complementary

#B42DB5 #72B52D #2DB570

monochromatic

#531553 #832184 #B42DB5 #D24DD3 #DE7EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#B42DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#B42DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42DB5

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42DB5	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0861B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5272B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 45, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.224 327.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75cc',
    500: '#b42db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42db5;
$custom-light: #ce75cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.559,
    "s": 60.177,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55993,
    "c": 0.22356,
    "h": 327.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42DB5

secondary

#77C776

accent

#E34446

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42DB5

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

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