#B231CA#B231CA

#B231CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.235 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B231CA
RGB	rgb(178, 49, 202)
HSL	hsl(291, 61%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(291, 76%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 75.7%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 69.85, -53.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 87.74, 322.75°)
OKLab	oklab(57.3% 0.1822 -0.1489)
OKLCH	oklch(57.3% 0.235 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(30.1178, 15.9275, 57.3536)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B231CA #49CA31

analogous

#6631CA #B231CA #CA3196

triadic

#B231CA #CAB231 #31CAB2

tetradic

#B231CA #CA6631 #49CA31 #3196CA

square

#B231CA #CA6631 #49CA31 #3196CA

split-complementary

#B231CA #96CA31 #31CA66

monochromatic

#5B1967 #872599 #B231CA #C560D8 #D791E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#B231CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#B231CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B231CA

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B231CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B231CA	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4374C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B3507C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b231ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.235 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd77db',
    500: '#b231ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b231ca;
$custom-light: #cd77db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b231ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.588,
    "s": 60.956,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57296,
    "c": 0.23525,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B231CA

secondary

#93CF88

accent

#E4445D

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFB

border

#D3C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B231CA

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

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