#B2279E#B2279E

#B2279E is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.212 H 334.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B2279E
RGB	rgb(178, 39, 158)
HSL	hsl(309, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(309, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 11.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.34, 65.68, -32.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.34, 73.43, 333.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.97% 0.1917 -0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(53.97% 0.212 334.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.2575, 13.3869, 33.5948)
Luminance	0.1338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B2279E #27B23B

analogous

#8027B2 #B2279E #B22759

triadic

#B2279E #9EB227 #279EB2

tetradic

#B2279E #B28027 #27B23B #2759B2

square

#B2279E #B28027 #27B23B #2759B2

split-complementary

#B2279E #59B227 #27B280

monochromatic

#4E1145 #801C71 #B2279E #D541C0 #E073D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#B2279E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#B2279E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B2279E

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B2279E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B2279E	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2659A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6E9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB3461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b2279e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 39, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.212 334.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd72bb',
    500: '#b2279e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b2279e;
$custom-light: #cd72bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b2279e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.633,
    "s": 64.055,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5397,
    "c": 0.21168,
    "h": 334.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B2279E

secondary

#6DC87A

accent

#E75941

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B2279E

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

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