#B42E78#B42E78

#B42E78 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.183 H 351.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42E78
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 120)
HSL	hsl(327, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(327, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 33.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.79, 59.04, -10.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.79, 59.97, 349.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% 0.1807 -0.0272)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.183 351.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.1909, 13.0161, 19.0567)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42E78 #2EB46A

analogous

#AD2EB4 #B42E78 #B42E35

triadic

#B42E78 #78B42E #2E78B4

tetradic

#B42E78 #B4AD2E #2EB46A #2E35B4

square

#B42E78 #B4AD2E #2EB46A #2E35B4

split-complementary

#B42E78 #35B42E #2EB4AD

monochromatic

#531537 #832258 #B42E78 #D24E97 #DE7EB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#B42E78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#B42E78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42E78

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42E78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42E78	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#45567A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6E75

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C2244F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42e78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.183 351.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf739f',
    500: '#b42e78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42e78;
$custom-light: #cf739f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42e78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 326.866,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53095,
    "c": 0.18278,
    "h": 351.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42E78

secondary

#77C79B

accent

#E28C45

background

#FDF7F9

surface

#FAEDF2

border

#D3C8CC

text

#14090E

muted

#837B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42E78

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

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