#B22AA1#B22AA1

#B22AA1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.211 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22AA1
RGB	rgb(178, 42, 161)
HSL	hsl(308, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(308, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 9.6%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.79, 65.26, -33.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.79, 73.55, 332.54°)
OKLab	oklab(54.35% 0.1893 -0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(54.35% 0.211 333.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.6213, 13.6964, 35.0056)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22AA1 #2AB23B

analogous

#7F2AB2 #B22AA1 #B22A5D

triadic

#B22AA1 #A1B22A #2AA1B2

tetradic

#B22AA1 #B27F2A #2AB23B #2A5DB2

square

#B22AA1 #B27F2A #2AB23B #2A5DB2

split-complementary

#B22AA1 #5DB22A #2AB27F

monochromatic

#4F1347 #801E74 #B22AA1 #D346C2 #DF77D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#B22AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#B22AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22AA1

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22AA1	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6E9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3864

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 42, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.211 333.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd73bd',
    500: '#b22aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22aa1;
$custom-light: #cd73bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.5,
    "s": 61.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54345,
    "c": 0.21089,
    "h": 333.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22AA1

secondary

#71C77C

accent

#E55743

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22AA1

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

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