#B42EB6#B42EB6

#B42EB6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.223 H 327.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42EB6
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 182)
HSL	hsl(299, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(299, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 74.7%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 67.77, -43.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 80.45, 327.39°)
OKLab	oklab(56.13% 0.1882 -0.1203)
OKLCH	oklch(56.13% 0.223 327.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.2425, 15.0367, 45.6617)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42EB6 #30B62E

analogous

#702EB6 #B42EB6 #B62E74

triadic

#B42EB6 #B6B42E #2EB6B4

tetradic

#B42EB6 #B6702E #30B62E #2E74B6

square

#B42EB6 #B6702E #30B62E #2E74B6

split-complementary

#B42EB6 #74B62E #2EB670

monochromatic

#531554 #842285 #B42EB6 #D14FD2 #DD80DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#B42EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#B42EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42EB6

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42EB6	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0861BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5272B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.223 327.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75cc',
    500: '#b42eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42eb6;
$custom-light: #ce75cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.118,
    "s": 59.649,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56127,
    "c": 0.22333,
    "h": 327.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42EB6

secondary

#79C878

accent

#E34547

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42EB6

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

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