#B235B4#B235B4

#B235B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.213 H 327.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B235B4
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 180)
HSL	hsl(299, 55%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(299, 71%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.1%, 70.6%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.05, 64.71, -41.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.05, 76.93, 327.26°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% 0.1796 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.213 327.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.8710, 15.3084, 44.6580)
Luminance	0.1531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B235B4 #37B435

analogous

#7235B4 #B235B4 #B43576

triadic

#B235B4 #B4B235 #35B4B2

tetradic

#B235B4 #B47235 #37B435 #3576B4

square

#B235B4 #B47235 #37B435 #3576B4

split-complementary

#B235B4 #76B435 #35B472

monochromatic

#541955 #832785 #B235B4 #CC58CE #DB88DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#B235B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#B235B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B235B4

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B235B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B235B4	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C63B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5573B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B74871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b235b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.213 327.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd78cb',
    500: '#b235b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b235b4;
$custom-light: #cd78cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b235b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.055,
    "s": 54.506,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56293,
    "c": 0.21341,
    "h": 327.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B235B4

secondary

#80C67F

accent

#DE4A4C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B235B4

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

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