#B234BE#B234BE

#B234BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.222 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B234BE
RGB	rgb(178, 52, 190)
HSL	hsl(295, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(295, 73%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 72.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 66.75, -46.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 81.50, 324.99°)
OKLab	oklab(56.79% 0.1803 -0.1303)
OKLCH	oklch(56.79% 0.222 324.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.8816, 15.6405, 50.2029)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B234BE #40BE34

analogous

#6D34BE #B234BE #BE3485

triadic

#B234BE #BEB234 #34BEB2

tetradic

#B234BE #BE6D34 #40BE34 #3485BE

square

#B234BE #BE6D34 #40BE34 #3485BE

split-complementary

#B234BE #85BE34 #34BE6D

monochromatic

#581A5E #85278E #B234BE #C85DD3 #D88DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#B234BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#B234BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B234BE

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B234BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B234BE	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E73BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B54C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b234be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 52, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.222 324.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd78d2',
    500: '#b234be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b234be;
$custom-light: #cd78d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b234be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.783,
    "s": 57.025,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56794,
    "c": 0.22249,
    "h": 324.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B234BE

secondary

#8ACA84

accent

#E04855

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B234BE

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

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