#B22BB5#B22BB5

#B22BB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.225 H 327.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22BB5
RGB	rgb(178, 43, 181)
HSL	hsl(299, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(299, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.7%, 76.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.98, 68.09, -43.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.98, 81.01, 327.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.1886 -0.1219)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.225 327.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.5640, 14.5309, 45.0601)
Luminance	0.1453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22BB5 #2EB52B

analogous

#6D2BB5 #B22BB5 #B52B73

triadic

#B22BB5 #B5B22B #2BB5B2

tetradic

#B22BB5 #B56D2B #2EB52B #2B73B5

square

#B22BB5 #B56D2B #2EB52B #2B73B5

split-complementary

#B22BB5 #73B52B #2BB56D

monochromatic

#511452 #811F84 #B22BB5 #D149D4 #DD7BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#B22BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#B22BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22BB5

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22BB5	1.00	5.38	3.91	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F70B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7436F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 43, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.225 327.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd74cc',
    500: '#b22bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22bb5;
$custom-light: #cd74cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.696,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55547,
    "c": 0.22457,
    "h": 327.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22BB5

secondary

#76C874

accent

#E54347

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22BB5

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

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