#B22AA0#B22AA0
#B22AA0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.210 H 334.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B22AA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 42, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 10.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.74, 65.11, -33.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.74, 73.18, 332.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.29% 0.1892 -0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.29% 0.21 334.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5335, 13.6612, 34.5430) |
| Luminance | 0.1366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.67
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.55
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.11
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.62
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.78
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B22AA0 #2AB23C
analogous
#802AB2 #B22AA0 #B22A5C
triadic
#B22AA0 #A0B22A #2AA0B2
tetradic
#B22AA0 #B2802A #2AB23C #2A5CB2
square
#B22AA0 #B2802A #2AB23C #2A5CB2
split-complementary
#B22AA0 #5CB22A #2AB280
monochromatic
#4F1347 #801E73 #B22AA0 #D346C1 #DF77D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.63
#B22AA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#B22AA0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B22AA0
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B22AA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B22AA0 | 1.00 | 5.63 | 3.73 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#275BA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A6E9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB3763
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b22aa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 42, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.210 334.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd73bc',
500: '#b22aa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b22aa0; $custom-light: #cd73bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b22aa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 42,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.941,
"s": 61.818,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54291,
"c": 0.2102,
"h": 334.2
},
"luminance": 0.13659
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B22AA0
secondary
#71C77C
accent
#E55843
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEDF6
border
#D3C8D0
text
#140912
muted
#837B81