#B42FA8#B42FA8

#B42FA8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.212 H 332.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42FA8
RGB	rgb(180, 47, 168)
HSL	hsl(305, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(305, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 6.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.03, 65.23, -36.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.03, 74.56, 331.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.1871 -0.0993)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.212 332)
XYZ	xyz(26.9068, 14.5657, 38.4325)
Luminance	0.1456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42FA8 #2FB43B

analogous

#7E2FB4 #B42FA8 #B42F65

triadic

#B42FA8 #A8B42F #2FA8B4

tetradic

#B42FA8 #B47E2F #2FB43B #2F65B4

square

#B42FA8 #B47E2F #2FB43B #2F65B4

split-complementary

#B42FA8 #65B42F #2FB47E

monochromatic

#53164D #83227B #B42FA8 #D14FC5 #DE80D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#B42FA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#B42FA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42FA8

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42FA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42FA8	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265FAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A71A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC3E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42fa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 47, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.212 332.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75c2',
    500: '#b42fa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42fa8;
$custom-light: #ce75c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42fa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.414,
    "s": 58.59,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55416,
    "c": 0.21186,
    "h": 332
  },
  "luminance": 0.14563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42FA8

secondary

#78C77F

accent

#E25446

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42FA8

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

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