#B42EAD#B42EAD

#B42EAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.217 H 330.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42EAD
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 173)
HSL	hsl(303, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(303, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 3.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.19, 66.32, -38.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.19, 76.86, 329.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% 0.1882 -0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.217 330.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.3421, 14.6766, 40.9199)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42EAD #2EB435

analogous

#782EB4 #B42EAD #B42E6A

triadic

#B42EAD #ADB42E #2EADB4

tetradic

#B42EAD #B4782E #2EB435 #2E6AB4

square

#B42EAD #B4782E #2EB435 #2E6AB4

split-complementary

#B42EAD #6AB42E #2EB478

monochromatic

#53154F #83227E #B42EAD #D24ECB #DE7ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#B42EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#B42EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42EAD

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42EAD	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E5FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5771AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB406B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.217 330.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75c6',
    500: '#b42ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42ead;
$custom-light: #ce75c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.134,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55612,
    "c": 0.21658,
    "h": 330.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42EAD

secondary

#77C77B

accent

#E24E45

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42EAD

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

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