#B22BB8#B22BB8

#B22BB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.227 H 326.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22BB8
RGB	rgb(178, 43, 184)
HSL	hsl(297, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(297, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.3%, 76.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 68.58, -45.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 82.24, 326.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.73% 0.1885 -0.1262)
OKLCH	oklch(55.73% 0.227 326.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.8752, 14.6554, 46.6987)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22BB8 #31B82B

analogous

#6C2BB8 #B22BB8 #B82B78

triadic

#B22BB8 #B8B22B #2BB8B2

tetradic

#B22BB8 #B86C2B #31B82B #2B78B8

square

#B22BB8 #B86C2B #31B82B #2B78B8

split-complementary

#B22BB8 #78B82B #2BB86C

monochromatic

#521455 #821F86 #B22BB8 #CF4BD5 #DC7DE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#B22BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#B22BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22BB8

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22BB8	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D71B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B74471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 43, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.227 326.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd74ce',
    500: '#b22bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22bb8;
$custom-light: #cd74ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.447,
    "s": 62.115,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55726,
    "c": 0.22684,
    "h": 326.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22BB8

secondary

#79C976

accent

#E5434A

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22BB8

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

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