#B231AC#B231AC

#B231AC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.212 H 330.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B231AC
RGB	rgb(178, 49, 172)
HSL	hsl(303, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(303, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 3.4%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 64.76, -38.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 75.26, 329.37°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.1833 -0.1058)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.212 330)
XYZ	xyz(26.9047, 14.6422, 40.4309)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B231AC #31B237

analogous

#7831B2 #B231AC #B2316B

triadic

#B231AC #ACB231 #31ACB2

tetradic

#B231AC #B27831 #31B237 #316BB2

square

#B231AC #B27831 #31B237 #316BB2

split-complementary

#B231AC #6BB231 #31B278

monochromatic

#52174F #82247E #B231AC #CF51C9 #DC81D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#B231AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#B231AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B231AC

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B231AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B231AC	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2260AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5771A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9426C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b231ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.212 330.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd76c5',
    500: '#b231ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b231ac;
$custom-light: #cd76c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b231ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.791,
    "s": 56.828,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55497,
    "c": 0.21167,
    "h": 330
  },
  "luminance": 0.1464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B231AC

secondary

#79C57D

accent

#E04F48

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B231AC

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

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