#B231BA#B231BA

#B231BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.222 H 325.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B231BA
RGB	rgb(178, 49, 186)
HSL	hsl(296, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(296, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 73.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, 67.07, -45.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 80.96, 325.94°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% 0.1832 -0.1262)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.222 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.3207, 15.2086, 47.8887)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B231BA #39BA31

analogous

#6D31BA #B231BA #BA317D

triadic

#B231BA #BAB231 #31BAB2

tetradic

#B231BA #BA6D31 #39BA31 #317DBA

square

#B231BA #BA6D31 #39BA31 #317DBA

split-complementary

#B231BA #7DBA31 #31BA6D

monochromatic

#551759 #84248A #B231BA #CB56D2 #DA86DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#B231BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#B231BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B231BA

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B231BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B231BA	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F72B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b231ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.222 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd77cf',
    500: '#b231ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b231ba;
$custom-light: #cd77cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b231ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.496,
    "s": 58.298,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56305,
    "c": 0.22248,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B231BA

secondary

#82C97E

accent

#E2464F

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B231BA

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

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