#B231B0#B231B0

#B231B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.215 H 328.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B231B0
RGB	rgb(178, 49, 176)
HSL	hsl(301, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(301, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 1.1%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 65.41, -40.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 76.86, 328.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.1834 -0.1117)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.215 328.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.2946, 14.7982, 42.4846)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B231B0 #31B233

analogous

#7431B2 #B231B0 #B23170

triadic

#B231B0 #B0B231 #31B0B2

tetradic

#B231B0 #B27431 #31B233 #3170B2

square

#B231B0 #B27431 #31B233 #3170B2

split-complementary

#B231B0 #70B231 #31B274

monochromatic

#521751 #822481 #B231B0 #CF51CD #DC81DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#B231B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#B231B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B231B0

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B231B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B231B0	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B60B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5571AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8446E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b231b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.215 328.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd76c8',
    500: '#b231b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b231b0;
$custom-light: #cd76c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b231b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300.93,
    "s": 56.828,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55722,
    "c": 0.21472,
    "h": 328.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B231B0

secondary

#79C57B

accent

#E04A48

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140913

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B231B0

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

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