#B140A9#B140A9
#B140A9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.190 H 330.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B140A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 64, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 47%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 64%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 4.5%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.82, 58.43, -33.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.82, 67.57, 329.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.63% 0.166 -0.0932) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.63% 0.19 330.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1262, 15.8804, 39.1649) |
| Luminance | 0.1588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.60
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.62
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.59
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.12
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.13
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B140A9 #40B148
analogous
#8140B1 #B140A9 #B14070
triadic
#B140A9 #A9B140 #40A9B1
tetradic
#B140A9 #B18140 #40B148 #4070B1
square
#B140A9 #B18140 #40B148 #4070B1
split-complementary
#B140A9 #70B140 #40B181
monochromatic
#571F53 #84307E #B140A9 #C866C1 #D893D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#B140A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#B140A9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B140A9
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B140A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B140A9 | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.18 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3865AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F75A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B84C6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b140a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 64, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.190 330.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7dc3',
500: '#b140a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b140a9; $custom-light: #cb7dc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b140a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 64,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.248,
"s": 46.888,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56627,
"c": 0.19037,
"h": 330.7
},
"luminance": 0.15878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B140A9
secondary
#89C38D
accent
#D75B51
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F9EEF8
border
#D2C9D1
text
#140A12
muted
#827C81