#B223AD#B223AD
#B223AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.226 H 329.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B223AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 35, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 2.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.78, 68.99, -41.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.78, 80.30, 329.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.54% 0.195 -0.1137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.54% 0.226 329.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5038, 13.6863, 40.7729) |
| Luminance | 0.1368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 2.69
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.54
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.81
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.46
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.60
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B223AD #23B228
analogous
#7023B2 #B223AD #B22366
triadic
#B223AD #ADB223 #23ADB2
tetradic
#B223AD #B27023 #23B228 #2366B2
square
#B223AD #B27023 #23B228 #2366B2
split-complementary
#B223AD #66B223 #23B270
monochromatic
#4C0F4A #7F197B #B223AD #D83AD3 #E26DDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#B223AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#B223AD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B223AD
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B223AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B223AD | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.74 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005BB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#516EAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B93A69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b223ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 35, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.226 329.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd71c6',
500: '#b223ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b223ad; $custom-light: #cd71c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b223ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 35,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.098,
"s": 67.136,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54543,
"c": 0.22572,
"h": 329.8
},
"luminance": 0.13684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B223AD
secondary
#68C96C
accent
#EA443E
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FAEDF8
border
#D3C8D1
text
#140913
muted
#837B82