#B22CAD#B22CAD
#B22CAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.218 H 329.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B22CAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 44, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 2.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.64, 66.51, -39.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.64, 77.47, 329.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.16% 0.1879 -0.1098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.16% 0.218 329.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8034, 14.2856, 40.8727) |
| Luminance | 0.1428 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.29
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.84
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.25
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.29
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 6.11
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B22CAD #2CB231
analogous
#742CB2 #B22CAD #B22C6A
triadic
#B22CAD #ADB22C #2CADB2
tetradic
#B22CAD #B2742C #2CB231 #2C6AB2
square
#B22CAD #B2742C #2CB231 #2C6AB2
split-complementary
#B22CAD #6AB22C #2CB274
monochromatic
#50144E #81207D #B22CAD #D249CD #DE7ADA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.45
#B22CAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#B22CAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B22CAD
5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B22CAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B22CAD | 1.00 | 5.45 | 3.86 | 5.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#175EB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5570AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B93F6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b22cad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 44, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.218 329.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd74c6',
500: '#b22cad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b22cad; $custom-light: #cd74c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b22cad",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 44,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.239,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55156,
"c": 0.21761,
"h": 329.7
},
"luminance": 0.14283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B22CAD
secondary
#73C677
accent
#E44A44
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FAEDF8
border
#D3C8D1
text
#140913
muted
#837B82