#B234B4#B234B4

#B234B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.215 H 327.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B234B4
RGB	rgb(178, 52, 180)
HSL	hsl(299, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(299, 71%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 71.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 65.06, -41.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 77.33, 327.28°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.1805 -0.1159)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.215 327.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.8259, 15.2182, 44.6430)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B234B4 #36B434

analogous

#7234B4 #B234B4 #B43476

triadic

#B234B4 #B4B234 #34B4B2

tetradic

#B234B4 #B47234 #36B434 #3476B4

square

#B234B4 #B47234 #36B434 #3476B4

split-complementary

#B234B4 #76B434 #34B472

monochromatic

#541955 #832685 #B234B4 #CD57CE #DB86DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#B234B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#B234B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B234B4

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B234B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B234B4	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A62B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5472B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B74871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b234b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 52, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.215 327.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd78cb',
    500: '#b234b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b234b4;
$custom-light: #cd78cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b234b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.063,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56205,
    "c": 0.21453,
    "h": 327.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B234B4

secondary

#7FC67E

accent

#DF494C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B234B4

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

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