#B235B5#B235B5

#B235B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.214 H 327.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B235B5
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 181)
HSL	hsl(299, 55%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(299, 71%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.7%, 70.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.11, 64.88, -42.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.11, 77.34, 327.01°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.1796 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.214 327)
XYZ	xyz(27.9732, 15.3493, 45.1965)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B235B5 #38B535

analogous

#7235B5 #B235B5 #B53578

triadic

#B235B5 #B5B235 #35B5B2

tetradic

#B235B5 #B57235 #38B535 #3578B5

square

#B235B5 #B57235 #38B535 #3578B5

split-complementary

#B235B5 #78B535 #35B572

monochromatic

#551956 #832786 #B235B5 #CC59CE #DA88DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#B235B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#B235B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B235B5

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B235B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B235B5	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A63B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5473B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B74972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b235b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.214 327.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd78cc',
    500: '#b235b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b235b5;
$custom-light: #cd78cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b235b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.594,
    "s": 54.701,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5635,
    "c": 0.2142,
    "h": 327
  },
  "luminance": 0.15347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B235B5

secondary

#81C680

accent

#DE4A4D

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B235B5

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

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