#B2279D#B2279D

#B2279D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.211 H 335.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B2279D
RGB	rgb(178, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(309, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(309, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 11.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, 65.53, -32.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 73.07, 333.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.92% 0.1916 -0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(53.92% 0.211 335.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.1718, 13.3526, 33.1434)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B2279D #27B23C

analogous

#8227B2 #B2279D #B22757

triadic

#B2279D #9DB227 #279DB2

tetradic

#B2279D #B28227 #27B23C #2757B2

square

#B2279D #B28227 #27B23C #2757B2

split-complementary

#B2279D #57B227 #27B282

monochromatic

#4E1144 #801C71 #B2279D #D541BF #E073D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#B2279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#B2279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B2279D

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B2279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B2279D	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2759A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6D9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b2279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.211 335.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd72ba',
    500: '#b2279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b2279d;
$custom-light: #cd72ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b2279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.065,
    "s": 64.055,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53917,
    "c": 0.21099,
    "h": 335.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B2279D

secondary

#6DC87B

accent

#E75A41

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140911

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B2279D

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

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