#B226C3#B226C3
#B226C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.240 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B226C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 38, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 67%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 81%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.7%, 80.5%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.35, 71.79, -51.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.35, 88.36, 324.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.07% 0.1914 -0.1441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.07% 0.24 323) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9026, 14.7931, 52.9522) |
| Luminance | 0.1479 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 2.39
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.57
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.85
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.96
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.38
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B226C3 #37C326
analogous
#6326C3 #B226C3 #C32685
triadic
#B226C3 #C3B226 #26C3B2
tetradic
#B226C3 #C36326 #37C326 #2685C3
square
#B226C3 #C36326 #37C326 #2685C3
split-complementary
#B226C3 #85C326 #26C363
monochromatic
#54125D #831C90 #B226C3 #CC4ADC #DB7EE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.31
#B226C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.96
#B226C3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B226C3
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B226C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B226C3 | 1.00 | 5.31 | 3.96 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4371C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B54776
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b226c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 38, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.240 323.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd73d6',
500: '#b226c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b226c3; $custom-light: #cd73d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b226c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 38,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.503,
"s": 67.382,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56074,
"c": 0.23956,
"h": 323
},
"luminance": 0.14791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B226C3
secondary
#80CE77
accent
#EA3E50
background
#FDF7FD
surface
#FAEDFA
border
#D3C8D3
text
#140914
muted
#837B83