#B42DB7#B42DB7

#B42DB7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.225 H 327.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42DB7
RGB	rgb(180, 45, 183)
HSL	hsl(299, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(299, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 75.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, 68.24, -44.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 81.20, 327.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% 0.189 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.225 327.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.3076, 15.0010, 46.1951)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42DB7 #30B72D

analogous

#6F2DB7 #B42DB7 #B72D75

triadic

#B42DB7 #B7B42D #2DB7B4

tetradic

#B42DB7 #B76F2D #30B72D #2D75B7

square

#B42DB7 #B76F2D #30B72D #2D75B7

split-complementary

#B42DB7 #75B72D #2DB76F

monochromatic

#531555 #842186 #B42DB7 #D14ED3 #DD7FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#B42DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#B42DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42DB7

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42DB7	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5172B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 45, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.225 327.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75cd',
    500: '#b42db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42db7;
$custom-light: #ce75cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.696,
    "s": 60.526,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56111,
    "c": 0.22507,
    "h": 327.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42DB7

secondary

#79C878

accent

#E44448

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42DB7

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

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