#B22AB5#B22AB5

#B22AB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.226 H 327.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22AB5
RGB	rgb(178, 42, 181)
HSL	hsl(299, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(299, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.7%, 76.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.88, 68.38, -44.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.88, 81.34, 327.21°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% 0.1894 -0.1224)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.226 327.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.5281, 14.4591, 45.0481)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22AB5 #2DB52A

analogous

#6C2AB5 #B22AB5 #B52A72

triadic

#B22AB5 #B5B22A #2AB5B2

tetradic

#B22AB5 #B56C2A #2DB52A #2A72B5

square

#B22AB5 #B56C2A #2DB52A #2A72B5

split-complementary

#B22AB5 #72B52A #2AB56C

monochromatic

#501352 #811E83 #B22AB5 #D148D4 #DE79E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#B22AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#B22AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22AB5

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22AB5	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F70B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7426F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 42, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.226 327.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd74cc',
    500: '#b22ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22ab5;
$custom-light: #cd74cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.705,
    "s": 62.332,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55475,
    "c": 0.2255,
    "h": 327.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22AB5

secondary

#75C873

accent

#E54246

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEDF9

border

#D3C8D2

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22AB5

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

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