#B42E9B#B42E9B

#B42E9B is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.204 H 336.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42E9B
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 155)
HSL	hsl(311, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(311, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 13.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.27, 63.60, -29.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.27, 70.13, 335.08°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.1872 -0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.204 336.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.7162, 14.0262, 32.3570)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42E9B #2EB447

analogous

#8A2EB4 #B42E9B #B42E58

triadic

#B42E9B #9BB42E #2E9BB4

tetradic

#B42E9B #B48A2E #2EB447 #2E58B4

square

#B42E9B #B48A2E #2EB447 #2E58B4

split-complementary

#B42E9B #58B42E #2EB48A

monochromatic

#531547 #832271 #B42E9B #D24EB9 #DE7ECC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#B42E9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#B42E9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42E9B

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42E9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42E9B	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#315C9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3761

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42e9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.204 336.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce74b9',
    500: '#b42e9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42e9b;
$custom-light: #ce74b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42e9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 311.194,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54656,
    "c": 0.20371,
    "h": 336.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42E9B

secondary

#77C786

accent

#E26345

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42E9B

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

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