#B231AD#B231AD

#B231AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.212 H 329.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B231AD
RGB	rgb(178, 49, 173)
HSL	hsl(302, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(302, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 2.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.19, 64.92, -38.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.19, 75.66, 329.11°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.1833 -0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.212 329.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.0011, 14.6808, 40.9386)
Luminance	0.1468 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B231AD #31B236

analogous

#7731B2 #B231AD #B2316C

triadic

#B231AD #ADB231 #31ADB2

tetradic

#B231AD #B27731 #31B236 #316CB2

square

#B231AD #B27731 #31B236 #316CB2

split-complementary

#B231AD #6CB231 #31B277

monochromatic

#521750 #82247E #B231AD #CF51CA #DC81D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#B231AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#B231AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B231AD

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B231AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B231AD	1.00	5.34	3.94	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2060B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5771AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8436C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b231ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.212 329.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd76c6',
    500: '#b231ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b231ad;
$custom-light: #cd76c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b231ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.326,
    "s": 56.828,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55553,
    "c": 0.21242,
    "h": 329.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B231AD

secondary

#79C57C

accent

#E04E48

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B231AD

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

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