#B42FA0#B42FA0

#B42FA0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.206 H 334.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42FA0
RGB	rgb(180, 47, 160)
HSL	hsl(309, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(309, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 11.1%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 64.02, -31.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 71.56, 333.45°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.1867 -0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.206 334.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.1844, 14.2767, 34.6275)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42FA0 #2FB443

analogous

#862FB4 #B42FA0 #B42F5D

triadic

#B42FA0 #A0B42F #2FA0B4

tetradic

#B42FA0 #B4862F #2FB443 #2F5DB4

square

#B42FA0 #B4862F #2FB443 #2F5DB4

split-complementary

#B42FA0 #5DB42F #2FB486

monochromatic

#53164A #832275 #B42FA0 #D14FBE #DE80D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#B42FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#B42FA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42FA0

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42FA0	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E5DA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E719D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 47, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.206 334.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75bc',
    500: '#b42fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42fa0;
$custom-light: #ce75bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.023,
    "s": 58.59,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54992,
    "c": 0.20612,
    "h": 334.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42FA0

secondary

#78C784

accent

#E25D46

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF6

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42FA0

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

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