#B22CB5#B22CB5

#B22CB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.224 H 327.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22CB5
RGB	rgb(178, 44, 181)
HSL	hsl(299, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(299, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.7%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.09, 67.80, -43.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.09, 80.68, 327.18°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.1878 -0.1214)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.224 327.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.6008, 14.6045, 45.0723)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22CB5 #2FB52C

analogous

#6E2CB5 #B22CB5 #B52C74

triadic

#B22CB5 #B5B22C #2CB5B2

tetradic

#B22CB5 #B56E2C #2FB52C #2C74B5

square

#B22CB5 #B56E2C #2FB52C #2C74B5

split-complementary

#B22CB5 #74B52C #2CB56E

monochromatic

#511453 #822084 #B22CB5 #D04BD3 #DD7CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#B22CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#B22CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22CB5

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22CB5	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5070B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7436F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 44, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.224 327.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd74cc',
    500: '#b22cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22cb5;
$custom-light: #cd74cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.686,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5562,
    "c": 0.22362,
    "h": 327.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22CB5

secondary

#77C875

accent

#E44447

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22CB5

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

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