#B232B2#B232B2
#B232B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.215 H 328.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B232B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 50, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 72%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.58, 65.40, -41.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.58, 77.29, 327.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.92% 0.1825 -0.1141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.92% 0.215 328) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5362, 14.9625, 43.5486) |
| Luminance | 0.1496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.45
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.92
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.20
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.90
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.46
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B232B2 #32B232
analogous
#7232B2 #B232B2 #B23272
triadic
#B232B2 #B2B232 #32B2B2
tetradic
#B232B2 #B27232 #32B232 #3272B2
square
#B232B2 #B27232 #32B232 #3272B2
split-complementary
#B232B2 #72B232 #32B272
monochromatic
#521752 #822582 #B232B2 #CF53CF #DC82DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#B232B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#B232B2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B232B2
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B232B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B232B2 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1A61B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5472AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8466F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b232b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 50, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.215 328.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd77c9',
500: '#b232b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b232b2; $custom-light: #cd77c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b232b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 50,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 56.14,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5592,
"c": 0.21517,
"h": 328
},
"luminance": 0.14961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B232B2
secondary
#7BC57B
accent
#DF4848
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FAEEF8
border
#D3C9D1
text
#140A13
muted
#837C82