#B42EB8#B42EB8

#B42EB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.225 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42EB8
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 184)
HSL	hsl(298, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(298, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.2%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 68.10, -44.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 81.26, 326.93°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% 0.1881 -0.1232)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.225 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.4506, 15.1200, 46.7581)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42EB8 #32B82E

analogous

#6F2EB8 #B42EB8 #B82E77

triadic

#B42EB8 #B8B42E #2EB8B4

tetradic

#B42EB8 #B86F2E #32B82E #2E77B8

square

#B42EB8 #B86F2E #32B82E #2E77B8

split-complementary

#B42EB8 #77B82E #2EB86F

monochromatic

#541656 #842287 #B42EB8 #CF50D3 #DD81DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#B42EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#B42EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42EB8

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42EB8	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5172B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.225 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce76ce',
    500: '#b42eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42eb8;
$custom-light: #ce76ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.261,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56245,
    "c": 0.22486,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42EB8

secondary

#7CC879

accent

#E34549

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42EB8

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

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