#B231BB#B231BB

#B231BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.223 H 325.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B231BB
RGB	rgb(178, 49, 187)
HSL	hsl(296, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(296, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 73.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, 67.24, -45.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 81.37, 325.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1832 -0.1276)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.223 325.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.4274, 15.2513, 48.4506)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B231BB #3ABB31

analogous

#6D31BB #B231BB #BB317F

triadic

#B231BB #BBB231 #31BBB2

tetradic

#B231BB #BB6D31 #3ABB31 #317FBB

square

#B231BB #BB6D31 #3ABB31 #317FBB

split-complementary

#B231BB #7FBB31 #31BB6D

monochromatic

#56185A #84248B #B231BB #CB56D3 #DA87E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#B231BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#B231BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B231BB

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B231BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B231BB	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E72B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b231bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.223 325.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd77d0',
    500: '#b231bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b231bb;
$custom-light: #cd77d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b231bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.087,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56365,
    "c": 0.22327,
    "h": 325.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B231BB

secondary

#83C97F

accent

#E24650

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B231BB

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

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