#B235BD#B235BD

#B235BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.221 H 324.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B235BD
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 189)
HSL	hsl(295, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(295, 72%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 72%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.56, 66.24, -46.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.56, 80.69, 325.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.82% 0.1794 -0.1283)
OKLCH	oklch(56.82% 0.221 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.8178, 15.6871, 49.6443)
Luminance	0.1568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B235BD #40BD35

analogous

#6E35BD #B235BD #BD3584

triadic

#B235BD #BDB235 #35BDB2

tetradic

#B235BD #BD6E35 #40BD35 #3584BD

square

#B235BD #BD6E35 #40BD35 #3584BD

split-complementary

#B235BD #84BD35 #35BD6E

monochromatic

#581A5D #85288D #B235BD #C85DD2 #D88DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#B235BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#B235BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B235BD

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B235BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B235BD	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0365C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F73BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b235bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.221 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd78d1',
    500: '#b235bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b235bd;
$custom-light: #cd78d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b235bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.147,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5682,
    "c": 0.22059,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B235BD

secondary

#8ACA84

accent

#DF4855

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B235BD

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

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