#B235AD#B235AD

#B235AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.208 H 329.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B235AD
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 173)
HSL	hsl(302, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(302, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 2.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 63.55, -38.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 74.09, 329.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.9% 0.1794 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(55.9% 0.208 329.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.1758, 15.0303, 40.9969)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B235AD #35B23A

analogous

#7835B2 #B235AD #B2356E

triadic

#B235AD #ADB235 #35ADB2

tetradic

#B235AD #B27835 #35B23A #356EB2

square

#B235AD #B27835 #35B23A #356EB2

split-complementary

#B235AD #6EB235 #35B278

monochromatic

#541951 #83277F #B235AD #CD57C8 #DB86D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#B235AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#B235AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B235AD

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B235AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B235AD	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2661B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5972AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8456D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b235ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.208 329.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd78c6',
    500: '#b235ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b235ad;
$custom-light: #cd78c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b235ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.4,
    "s": 54.113,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55899,
    "c": 0.20795,
    "h": 329.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B235AD

secondary

#7EC581

accent

#DD504A

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B235AD

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

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