#B22EA5#B22EA5

#B22EA5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.210 H 332.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B22EA5
RGB	rgb(178, 46, 165)
HSL	hsl(306, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(306, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 7.3%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.43, 64.64, -35.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.43, 73.65, 331.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1859 -0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.21 332.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.1287, 14.1378, 36.9427)
Luminance	0.1414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B22EA5 #2EB23B

analogous

#7D2EB2 #B22EA5 #B22E63

triadic

#B22EA5 #A5B22E #2EA5B2

tetradic

#B22EA5 #B27D2E #2EB23B #2E63B2

square

#B22EA5 #B27D2E #2EB23B #2E63B2

split-complementary

#B22EA5 #63B22E #2EB27D

monochromatic

#51154B #812178 #B22EA5 #D14CC4 #DD7DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#B22EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#B22EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B22EA5

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B22EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B22EA5	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A70A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b22ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 46, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.210 332.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd75c0',
    500: '#b22ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b22ea5;
$custom-light: #cd75c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b22ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.909,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54868,
    "c": 0.20969,
    "h": 332.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B22EA5

secondary

#76C67E

accent

#E25546

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF7

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B22EA5

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

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