#B231AE#B231AE

#B231AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.213 H 329.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B231AE
RGB	rgb(178, 49, 174)
HSL	hsl(302, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(302, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 2.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 65.08, -39.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 76.05, 328.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% 0.1834 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.213 329.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.0982, 14.7196, 41.4501)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B231AE #31B235

analogous

#7531B2 #B231AE #B2316E

triadic

#B231AE #AEB231 #31AEB2

tetradic

#B231AE #B27531 #31B235 #316EB2

square

#B231AE #B27531 #31B235 #316EB2

split-complementary

#B231AE #6EB231 #31B275

monochromatic

#521750 #82247F #B231AE #CF51CB #DC81DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#B231AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#B231AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B231AE

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B231AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B231AE	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F60B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5671AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8436D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b231ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.213 329.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd76c6',
    500: '#b231ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b231ae;
$custom-light: #cd76c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b231ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.86,
    "s": 56.828,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55609,
    "c": 0.21318,
    "h": 329.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B231AE

secondary

#79C57C

accent

#E04C48

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B231AE

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

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