#B42EA0#B42EA0

#B42EA0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.207 H 334.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42EA0
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(309, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(309, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 11.1%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.52, 64.34, -32.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.52, 71.93, 333.44°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.1876 -0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.207 334.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.1449, 14.1977, 34.6144)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42EA0 #2EB442

analogous

#852EB4 #B42EA0 #B42E5D

triadic

#B42EA0 #A0B42E #2EA0B4

tetradic

#B42EA0 #B4852E #2EB442 #2E5DB4

square

#B42EA0 #B4852E #2EB442 #2E5DB4

split-complementary

#B42EA0 #5DB42E #2EB485

monochromatic

#531549 #832275 #B42EA0 #D24EBE #DE7ED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#B42EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#B42EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42EA0

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42EA0	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5DA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E709D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.207 334.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75bc',
    500: '#b42ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42ea0;
$custom-light: #ce75bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.955,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54911,
    "c": 0.20718,
    "h": 334.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42EA0

secondary

#77C783

accent

#E25D45

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF6

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42EA0

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

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