#B42EAB#B42EAB

#B42EAB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.215 H 331.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42EAB
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 171)
HSL	hsl(304, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(304, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 5%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.08, 66.01, -37.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.08, 76.08, 330.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.1882 -0.1042)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.215 331)
XYZ	xyz(27.1500, 14.5997, 39.9083)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42EAB #2EB437

analogous

#7A2EB4 #B42EAB #B42E68

triadic

#B42EAB #ABB42E #2EABB4

tetradic

#B42EAB #B47A2E #2EB437 #2E68B4

square

#B42EAB #B47A2E #2EB437 #2E68B4

split-complementary

#B42EAB #68B42E #2EB47A

monochromatic

#53154E #83227D #B42EAB #D24EC9 #DE7ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#B42EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#B42EAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42EAB

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42EAB	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215FAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5871A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3F6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.215 331.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75c4',
    500: '#b42eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42eab;
$custom-light: #ce75c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.03,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55501,
    "c": 0.21511,
    "h": 331
  },
  "luminance": 0.14598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42EAB

secondary

#77C77C

accent

#E25045

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42EAB

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

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