#b42dff

Color #b42dff

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 13.84 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#b42dff

RGB

rgb(180, 45, 255)

HSL

hsl(278.6, 100%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.6, 82.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.4%, 82.4%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(50.45, 81.28, -77.35)

LCH

lch(50.45, 112.2, 316.42)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.2826, 308.88)

HWB

hwb(278.6, 17.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#78ff2d

Analogous

#4b2dff

#b42dff

#ff2de1

Triadic

#b42dff

#ffb42d

#2dffb4

Split-complementary

#b42dff

#e1ff2d

#2dff4b

Tetradic

#b42dff

#ff2d78

#78ff2d

#2dffb4

Square

#b42dff

#ff4b2d

#78ff2d

#2de1ff

Shades

Color #b42dff mixed toward black.

#a100fa

#8100c8

#600096

#400064

#200032

Tints

Color #b42dff mixed toward white.

#c150ff

#cd73ff

#da96ff

#e6b9ff

#f3dcff

Tones

Color #b42dff mixed toward gray.

#af3eed

#aa50dc

#a561ca

#a073b9

#9b84a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8de3 · ΔE 21.3

Deuteranopia

#949bdb · ΔE 25.5

Tritanopia

#b0c8c2 · ΔE 39.4

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 31.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b42dff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b42dff]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b42dff (#b42dff) is rgb(180, 45, 255) in RGB.

No, #b42dff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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