#B42EA8#B42EA8

#B42EA8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.213 H 332.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42EA8
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 168)
HSL	hsl(305, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(305, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 6.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.92, 65.55, -36.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.92, 74.92, 331.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.1881 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.213 332)
XYZ	xyz(26.8673, 14.4867, 38.4194)
Luminance	0.1448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42EA8 #2EB43A

analogous

#7D2EB4 #B42EA8 #B42E65

triadic

#B42EA8 #A8B42E #2EA8B4

tetradic

#B42EA8 #B47D2E #2EB43A #2E65B4

square

#B42EA8 #B47D2E #2EB43A #2E65B4

split-complementary

#B42EA8 #65B42E #2EB47D

monochromatic

#53154D #83227B #B42EA8 #D24EC6 #DE7ED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#B42EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#B42EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42EA8

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42EA8	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245EAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A71A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.213 332.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75c2',
    500: '#b42ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42ea8;
$custom-light: #ce75c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.373,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55337,
    "c": 0.21291,
    "h": 332
  },
  "luminance": 0.14484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42EA8

secondary

#77C77E

accent

#E25345

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42EA8

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

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