#B42DCC#B42DCC

#B42DCC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.241 H 321.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42DCC
RGB	rgb(180, 45, 204)
HSL	hsl(291, 64%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 78%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.8%, 77.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 71.80, -54.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 89.97, 322.94°)
OKLab	oklab(57.41% 0.1875 -0.152)
OKLCH	oklch(57.41% 0.241 321)
XYZ	xyz(30.6586, 15.9414, 58.5772)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42DCC #45CC2D

analogous

#652DCC #B42DCC #CC2D95

triadic

#B42DCC #CCB42D #2DCCB4

tetradic

#B42DCC #CC652D #45CC2D #2D95CC

square

#B42DCC #CC652D #45CC2D #2D95CC

split-complementary

#B42DCC #95CC2D #2DCC65

monochromatic

#5C1768 #88229A #B42DCC #C85BDB #D98DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#B42DCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#B42DCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42DCC

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42DCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42DCC	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4174C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B54F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42dcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 45, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.241 321.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf76dc',
    500: '#b42dcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42dcc;
$custom-light: #cf76dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42dcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.943,
    "s": 63.855,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5741,
    "c": 0.24136,
    "h": 321
  },
  "luminance": 0.1594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42DCC

secondary

#90D085

accent

#E7415A

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFB

border

#D3C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42DCC

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →