#B42FAA#B42FAA

#B42FAA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.213 H 331.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42FAA
RGB	rgb(180, 47, 170)
HSL	hsl(305, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(305, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 5.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 65.54, -37.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 75.33, 330.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.1872 -0.1023)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.213 331.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.0946, 14.6408, 39.4213)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42FAA #2FB439

analogous

#7B2FB4 #B42FAA #B42F68

triadic

#B42FAA #AAB42F #2FAAB4

tetradic

#B42FAA #B47B2F #2FB439 #2F68B4

square

#B42FAA #B47B2F #2FB439 #2F68B4

split-complementary

#B42FAA #68B42F #2FB47B

monochromatic

#53164E #83227C #B42FAA #D14FC7 #DE80D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#B42FAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#B42FAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42FAA

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42FAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42FAA	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235FAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5971A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3F6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42faa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 47, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.213 331.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75c4',
    500: '#b42faa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42faa;
$custom-light: #ce75c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42faa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.511,
    "s": 58.59,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55525,
    "c": 0.21333,
    "h": 331.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42FAA

secondary

#78C77E

accent

#E25246

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42FAA

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

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