#B235AF#B235AF

#B235AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.209 H 329.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B235AF
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 175)
HSL	hsl(301, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(301, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 1.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 63.88, -39.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 74.89, 328.53°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.1795 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.21 329)
XYZ	xyz(27.3708, 15.1083, 42.0237)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B235AF #35B238

analogous

#7635B2 #B235AF #B23570

triadic

#B235AF #AFB235 #35AFB2

tetradic

#B235AF #B27635 #35B238 #3570B2

square

#B235AF #B27635 #35B238 #3570B2

split-complementary

#B235AF #70B235 #35B276

monochromatic

#541952 #832781 #B235AF #CD57CA #DB86D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#B235AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#B235AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B235AF

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B235AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B235AF	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2462B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5872AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8466E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b235af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.209 329.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd78c7',
    500: '#b235af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b235af;
$custom-light: #cd78c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b235af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.44,
    "s": 54.113,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5601,
    "c": 0.2095,
    "h": 329
  },
  "luminance": 0.15106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B235AF

secondary

#7EC580

accent

#DD4E4A

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B235AF

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

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