#B228AD#B228AD

#B228AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.221 H 329.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B228AD
RGB	rgb(178, 40, 173)
HSL	hsl(302, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(302, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 2.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, 67.67, -40.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 78.79, 329.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1912 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.221 329.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.6616, 14.0018, 40.8255)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B228AD #28B22D

analogous

#7228B2 #B228AD #B22868

triadic

#B228AD #ADB228 #28ADB2

tetradic

#B228AD #B27228 #28B22D #2868B2

square

#B228AD #B27228 #28B22D #2868B2

split-complementary

#B228AD #68B228 #28B272

monochromatic

#4E124C #801D7C #B228AD #D543CF #E075DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#B228AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#B228AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B228AD

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B228AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B228AD	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E5DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536FAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B93D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b228ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 40, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.221 329.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd73c6',
    500: '#b228ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b228ad;
$custom-light: #cd73c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b228ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.174,
    "s": 63.303,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54868,
    "c": 0.22141,
    "h": 329.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B228AD

secondary

#6FC772

accent

#E64741

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEDF8

border

#D3C8D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B228AD

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

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