#B0279D#B0279D

#B0279D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.210 H 334.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0279D
RGB	rgb(176, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(308, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(308, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 10.8%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.94, 65.09, -32.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.94, 72.93, 333.19°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% 0.1897 -0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.21 334.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.7161, 13.1177, 33.1220)
Luminance	0.1311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0279D #27B03A

analogous

#7F27B0 #B0279D #B02759

triadic

#B0279D #9DB027 #279DB0

tetradic

#B0279D #B07F27 #27B03A #2759B0

square

#B0279D #B07F27 #27B03A #2759B0

split-complementary

#B0279D #59B027 #27B07F

monochromatic

#4C1144 #7E1C70 #B0279D #D540C0 #E072D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#B0279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#B0279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0279D

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0279D	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2559A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596C9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B93461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.210 334.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc71ba',
    500: '#b0279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0279d;
$custom-light: #cc71ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.321,
    "s": 63.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.536,
    "c": 0.20995,
    "h": 334.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0279D

secondary

#6CC779

accent

#E75841

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0279D

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

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