#B42DB8#B42DB8

#B42DB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.226 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42DB8
RGB	rgb(180, 45, 184)
HSL	hsl(298, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(298, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.2%, 75.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 68.40, -44.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 81.61, 326.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.17% 0.189 -0.1237)
OKLCH	oklch(56.17% 0.226 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.4120, 15.0428, 46.7452)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42DB8 #31B82D

analogous

#6E2DB8 #B42DB8 #B82D77

triadic

#B42DB8 #B8B42D #2DB8B4

tetradic

#B42DB8 #B86E2D #31B82D #2D77B8

square

#B42DB8 #B86E2D #31B82D #2D77B8

split-complementary

#B42DB8 #77B82D #2DB86E

monochromatic

#541556 #842187 #B42DB8 #D04ED4 #DD80E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#B42DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#B42DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42DB8

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42DB8	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5072B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 45, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.226 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75ce',
    500: '#b42db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42db8;
$custom-light: #ce75ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.273,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5617,
    "c": 0.22584,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42DB8

secondary

#7BC978

accent

#E44449

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42DB8

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

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