#B22BB2#B22BB2

#B22BB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.222 H 328.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22BB2
RGB	rgb(178, 43, 178)
HSL	hsl(300, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(300, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, 67.60, -42.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 79.80, 327.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% 0.1887 -0.1176)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.222 328.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.2595, 14.4091, 43.4563)
Luminance	0.1441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22BB2 #2BB22B

analogous

#6E2BB2 #B22BB2 #B22B6E

triadic

#B22BB2 #B2B22B #2BB2B2

tetradic

#B22BB2 #B26E2B #2BB22B #2B6EB2

square

#B22BB2 #B26E2B #2BB22B #2B6EB2

split-complementary

#B22BB2 #6EB22B #2BB26E

monochromatic

#4F134F #811F81 #B22BB2 #D348D3 #DF79DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#B22BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#B22BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22BB2

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22BB2	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#075FB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5170AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8416D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 43, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.222 328.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd74c9',
    500: '#b22bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22bb2;
$custom-light: #cd74c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 61.086,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5537,
    "c": 0.22231,
    "h": 328.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22BB2

secondary

#72C772

accent

#E44444

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEDF8

border

#D3C8D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22BB2

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

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