#B221A4#B221A4
#B221A4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.221 H 332.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B221A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 33, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 69%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 81%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.5%, 7.9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.12, 68.11, -36.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.12, 77.41, 331.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.91% 0.1965 -0.1012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.91% 0.221 332.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6049, 13.2353, 36.3209) |
| Luminance | 0.1323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.03
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.37
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.92
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.99
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.53
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B221A4 #21B22F
analogous
#7821B2 #B221A4 #B2215C
triadic
#B221A4 #A4B221 #21A4B2
tetradic
#B221A4 #B27821 #21B22F #215CB2
square
#B221A4 #B27821 #21B22F #215CB2
split-complementary
#B221A4 #5CB221 #21B278
monochromatic
#4B0E45 #7E1774 #B221A4 #DA36CA #E36AD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.76
#B221A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.65
#B221A4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B221A4
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B221A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B221A4 | 1.00 | 5.76 | 3.65 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1559A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#566DA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA3463
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b221a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 33, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.221 332.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd70bf',
500: '#b221a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b221a4; $custom-light: #cd70bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b221a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 33,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.793,
"s": 68.72,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5391,
"c": 0.22099,
"h": 332.7
},
"luminance": 0.13233
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B221A4
secondary
#66C96F
accent
#EC4D3C
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEDF7
border
#D3C8D0
text
#140912
muted
#837B81