#B235BB#B235BB

#B235BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.219 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B235BB
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 187)
HSL	hsl(296, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(296, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 71.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 65.89, -45.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 79.84, 325.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.7% 0.1795 -0.1254)
OKLCH	oklch(56.7% 0.219 325)
XYZ	xyz(28.6022, 15.6009, 48.5088)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B235BB #3EBB35

analogous

#6F35BB #B235BB #BB3581

triadic

#B235BB #BBB235 #35BBB2

tetradic

#B235BB #BB6F35 #3EBB35 #3581BB

square

#B235BB #BB6F35 #3EBB35 #3581BB

split-complementary

#B235BB #81BB35 #35BB6F

monochromatic

#571A5C #85278B #B235BB #C95CD1 #D98CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#B235BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#B235BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B235BB

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B235BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B235BB	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B64BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5073B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b235bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.219 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd78d0',
    500: '#b235bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b235bb;
$custom-light: #cd78d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b235bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.97,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56701,
    "c": 0.21898,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.15599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B235BB

secondary

#88C983

accent

#DF4953

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B235BB

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

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