#B42E8B#B42E8B

#B42E8B is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.193 H 343.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42E8B
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 139)
HSL	hsl(318, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(318, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 22.8%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.54, 61.39, -21.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.54, 64.89, 341.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% 0.1849 -0.0562)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.193 343.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.4605, 13.5239, 25.7433)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42E8B #2EB457

analogous

#9A2EB4 #B42E8B #B42E48

triadic

#B42E8B #8BB42E #2E8BB4

tetradic

#B42E8B #B49A2E #2EB457 #2E48B4

square

#B42E8B #B49A2E #2EB457 #2E48B4

split-complementary

#B42E8B #48B42E #2EB49A

monochromatic

#531540 #832265 #B42E8B #D24EA9 #DE7EC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#B42E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#B42E8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42E8B

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42E8B	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C598E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666F88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C02E59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.193 343.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf74ad',
    500: '#b42e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42e8b;
$custom-light: #cf74ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 318.358,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53891,
    "c": 0.19331,
    "h": 343.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42E8B

secondary

#77C78F

accent

#E27545

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEDF4

border

#D3C8CE

text

#140910

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42E8B

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

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