#B42EB9#B42EB9

#B42EB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.226 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42EB9
RGB	rgb(180, 46, 185)
HSL	hsl(298, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(298, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 68.26, -44.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 81.67, 326.70°)
OKLab	oklab(56.3% 0.1881 -0.1246)
OKLCH	oklch(56.3% 0.226 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.5558, 15.1621, 47.3121)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42EB9 #33B92E

analogous

#6F2EB9 #B42EB9 #B92E78

triadic

#B42EB9 #B9B42E #2EB9B4

tetradic

#B42EB9 #B96F2E #33B92E #2E78B9

square

#B42EB9 #B96F2E #33B92E #2E78B9

split-complementary

#B42EB9 #78B92E #2EB96F

monochromatic

#551657 #842288 #B42EB9 #CF51D4 #DC82E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#B42EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#B42EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42EB9

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42EB9	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5072B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 46, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.226 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce76ce',
    500: '#b42eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42eb9;
$custom-light: #ce76ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.842,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56304,
    "c": 0.22562,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42EB9

secondary

#7DC97A

accent

#E3444A

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42EB9

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

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