#B42FAD#B42FAD

#B42FAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.216 H 330.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42FAD
RGB	rgb(180, 47, 173)
HSL	hsl(303, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(303, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 3.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 66.01, -38.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 76.50, 329.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.69% 0.1873 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(55.69% 0.216 330.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.3816, 14.7556, 40.9330)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42FAD #2FB436

analogous

#792FB4 #B42FAD #B42F6B

triadic

#B42FAD #ADB42F #2FADB4

tetradic

#B42FAD #B4792F #2FB436 #2F6BB4

square

#B42FAD #B4792F #2FB436 #2F6BB4

split-complementary

#B42FAD #6BB42F #2FB479

monochromatic

#531650 #83227E #B42FAD #D14FCA #DE80D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#B42FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#B42FAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42FAD

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42FAD	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F60B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5872AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB416C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 47, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.216 330.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce75c6',
    500: '#b42fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42fad;
$custom-light: #ce75c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.158,
    "s": 58.59,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55691,
    "c": 0.21555,
    "h": 330.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42FAD

secondary

#78C77C

accent

#E24E46

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42FAD

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

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