#B235AB#B235AB

#B235AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.206 H 330.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B235AB
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 171)
HSL	hsl(303, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(303, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 3.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.57, 63.23, -37.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.57, 73.29, 329.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.1794 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.206 330.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.9838, 14.9535, 39.9853)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B235AB #35B23C

analogous

#7A35B2 #B235AB #B2356C

triadic

#B235AB #ABB235 #35ABB2

tetradic

#B235AB #B27A35 #35B23C #356CB2

square

#B235AB #B27A35 #35B23C #356CB2

split-complementary

#B235AB #6CB235 #35B27A

monochromatic

#541950 #83277E #B235AB #CD57C6 #DB86D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#B235AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#B235AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B235AB

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B235AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B235AB	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)

#2961AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A72A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9446C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b235ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.206 330.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd78c4',
    500: '#b235ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b235ab;
$custom-light: #cd78c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b235ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.36,
    "s": 54.113,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55789,
    "c": 0.20641,
    "h": 330.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B235AB

secondary

#7EC582

accent

#DD534A

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B235AB

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

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