#B231C2#B231C2

#B231C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.229 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B231C2
RGB	rgb(178, 49, 194)
HSL	hsl(293, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(293, 75%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 74.7%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 68.44, -49.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 84.32, 324.26°)
OKLab	oklab(56.79% 0.1828 -0.1376)
OKLCH	oklch(56.79% 0.229 323)
XYZ	xyz(29.1951, 15.5584, 52.4938)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B231C2 #41C231

analogous

#6931C2 #B231C2 #C2318A

triadic

#B231C2 #C2B231 #31C2B2

tetradic

#B231C2 #C26931 #41C231 #318AC2

square

#B231C2 #C26931 #41C231 #318AC2

split-complementary

#B231C2 #8AC231 #31C269

monochromatic

#581860 #852591 #B231C2 #C85BD6 #D88CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#B231C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#B231C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B231C2

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B231C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B231C2	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4973BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B54D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b231c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.229 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd77d5',
    500: '#b231c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b231c2;
$custom-light: #cd77d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b231c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.379,
    "s": 59.671,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56792,
    "c": 0.22882,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.15557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B231C2

secondary

#8BCC83

accent

#E34556

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B231C2

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

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