#B42EB5#B42EB5

#B42EB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.223 H 327.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42EB5
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 181)
HSL	hsl(300, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(300, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.6%, 74.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.63, 67.61, -42.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.63, 80.04, 327.63°)
OKLab	oklab(56.07% 0.1882 -0.1188)
OKLCH	oklch(56.07% 0.223 327.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.1395, 14.9955, 45.1194)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42EB5 #2FB52E

analogous

#712EB5 #B42EB5 #B52E72

triadic

#B42EB5 #B5B42E #2EB5B4

tetradic

#B42EB5 #B5712E #2FB52E #2E72B5

square

#B42EB5 #B5712E #2FB52E #2E72B5

split-complementary

#B42EB5 #72B52E #2EB571

monochromatic

#531553 #832284 #B42EB5 #D14ED2 #DE7FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#B42EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#B42EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42EB5

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42EB5	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C61B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5372B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.223 327.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75cc',
    500: '#b42eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42eb5;
$custom-light: #ce75cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.556,
    "s": 59.471,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56069,
    "c": 0.22257,
    "h": 327.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42EB5

secondary

#78C778

accent

#E34546

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42EB5

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

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