#B221BD#B221BD

#B221BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.239 H 324.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B221BD
RGB	rgb(178, 33, 189)
HSL	hsl(296, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(296, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 82.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.56, 72.01, -49.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.56, 87.25, 325.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% 0.1953 -0.1375)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.239 324.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.0886, 14.2287, 49.4012)
Luminance	0.1423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B221BD #2CBD21

analogous

#6421BD #B221BD #BD217A

triadic

#B221BD #BDB221 #21BDB2

tetradic

#B221BD #BD6421 #2CBD21 #217ABD

square

#B221BD #BD6421 #2CBD21 #217ABD

split-complementary

#B221BD #7ABD21 #21BD64

monochromatic

#500F55 #811889 #B221BD #D23EDD #DE72E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#B221BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#B221BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B221BD

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B221BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B221BD	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b221bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 33, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.239 324.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd71d1',
    500: '#b221bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b221bd;
$custom-light: #cd71d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b221bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.769,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55398,
    "c": 0.23889,
    "h": 324.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B221BD

secondary

#73CD6D

accent

#ED3B47

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEDF9

border

#D3C8D2

text

#140914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B221BD

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

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