#B229C2#B229C2

#B229C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.236 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B229C2
RGB	rgb(178, 41, 194)
HSL	hsl(294, 65%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(294, 79%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 78.9%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 70.82, -50.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 87.03, 324.47°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.1893 -0.1414)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.236 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.8897, 14.9477, 52.3920)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B229C2 #39C229

analogous

#6529C2 #B229C2 #C22985

triadic

#B229C2 #C2B229 #29C2B2

tetradic

#B229C2 #C26529 #39C229 #2985C2

square

#B229C2 #C26529 #39C229 #2985C2

split-complementary

#B229C2 #85C229 #29C265

monochromatic

#55145D #841E8F #B229C2 #CB4EDA #DA81E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#B229C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#B229C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B229C2

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B229C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B229C2	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4571BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B54876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b229c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 41, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.236 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd74d5',
    500: '#b229c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b229c2;
$custom-light: #cd74d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b229c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.725,
    "s": 65.106,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56205,
    "c": 0.23629,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B229C2

secondary

#82CD7A

accent

#E84051

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140914

muted

#837B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B229C2

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

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