#B42DB9#B42DB9

#B42DB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.227 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42DB9
RGB	rgb(180, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(298, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(298, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 68.56, -45.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 82.02, 326.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.23% 0.1889 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(56.23% 0.227 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.5172, 15.0848, 47.2992)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42DB9 #32B92D

analogous

#6E2DB9 #B42DB9 #B92D78

triadic

#B42DB9 #B9B42D #2DB9B4

tetradic

#B42DB9 #B96E2D #32B92D #2D78B9

square

#B42DB9 #B96E2D #32B92D #2D78B9

split-complementary

#B42DB9 #78B92D #2DB96E

monochromatic

#541557 #842188 #B42DB9 #CF4FD4 #DD80E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#B42DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#B42DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42DB9

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42DB9	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5072B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.227 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75ce',
    500: '#b42db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42db9;
$custom-light: #ce75ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.857,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56229,
    "c": 0.22659,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42DB9

secondary

#7CC979

accent

#E4444A

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42DB9

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

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