#B42FB9#B42FB9

#B42FB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.225 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B42FB9
RGB	rgb(180, 47, 185)
HSL	hsl(298, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(298, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 74.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 67.95, -44.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 81.32, 326.68°)
OKLab	oklab(56.38% 0.1872 -0.1241)
OKLCH	oklch(56.38% 0.225 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.5953, 15.2411, 47.3252)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B42FB9 #34B92F

analogous

#6F2FB9 #B42FB9 #B92F79

triadic

#B42FB9 #B9B42F #2FB9B4

tetradic

#B42FB9 #B96F2F #34B92F #2F79B9

square

#B42FB9 #B96F2F #34B92F #2F79B9

split-complementary

#B42FB9 #79B92F #2FB96F

monochromatic

#551657 #852388 #B42FB9 #CE52D3 #DC83DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#B42FB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#B42FB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B42FB9

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B42FB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B42FB9	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5173B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b42fb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 47, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.225 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce76ce',
    500: '#b42fb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b42fb9;
$custom-light: #ce76ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b42fb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.826,
    "s": 59.483,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56381,
    "c": 0.22463,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B42FB9

secondary

#7EC97B

accent

#E3454B

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B42FB9

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

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