#B231AB#B231AB

#B231AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.211 H 330.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B231AB
RGB	rgb(178, 49, 171)
HSL	hsl(303, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(303, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 3.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.09, 64.60, -37.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.09, 74.86, 329.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% 0.1833 -0.1043)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.211 330.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.8090, 14.6040, 39.9270)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B231AB #31B238

analogous

#7931B2 #B231AB #B2316B

triadic

#B231AB #ABB231 #31ABB2

tetradic

#B231AB #B27931 #31B238 #316BB2

square

#B231AB #B27931 #31B238 #316BB2

split-complementary

#B231AB #6BB231 #31B279

monochromatic

#52174F #82247D #B231AB #CF51C8 #DC81D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#B231AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#B231AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B231AB

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B231AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B231AB	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)

#235FAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5871A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9426B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b231ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.211 330.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd76c4',
    500: '#b231ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b231ab;
$custom-light: #cd76c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b231ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.256,
    "s": 56.828,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55442,
    "c": 0.21091,
    "h": 330.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B231AB

secondary

#79C57D

accent

#E05048

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B231AB

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

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