#B234AA#B234AA

#B234AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.207 H 330.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B234AA
RGB	rgb(178, 52, 170)
HSL	hsl(304, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(304, 71%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 4.5%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.39, 63.42, -36.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.39, 73.30, 329.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.1803 -0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.207 330.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.8437, 14.8253, 39.4702)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B234AA #34B23C

analogous

#7B34B2 #B234AA #B2346B

triadic

#B234AA #AAB234 #34AAB2

tetradic

#B234AA #B27B34 #34B23C #346BB2

square

#B234AA #B27B34 #34B23C #346BB2

split-complementary

#B234AA #6BB234 #34B27B

monochromatic

#531850 #83267D #B234AA #CE56C6 #DB85D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#B234AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#B234AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B234AA

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B234AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B234AA	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2860AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A72A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9436B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b234aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 52, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.207 330.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd77c4',
    500: '#b234aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b234aa;
$custom-light: #cd77c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b234aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.81,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55645,
    "c": 0.20679,
    "h": 330.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B234AA

secondary

#7DC581

accent

#DE534A

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B234AA

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

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