#B235BE#B235BE

#B235BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.221 H 324.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B235BE
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 190)
HSL	hsl(295, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(295, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 72.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 66.41, -46.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 81.11, 324.97°)
OKLab	oklab(56.88% 0.1794 -0.1297)
OKLCH	oklch(56.88% 0.221 324.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.9267, 15.7307, 50.2179)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B235BE #41BE35

analogous

#6E35BE #B235BE #BE3585

triadic

#B235BE #BEB235 #35BEB2

tetradic

#B235BE #BE6E35 #41BE35 #3585BE

square

#B235BE #BE6E35 #41BE35 #3585BE

split-complementary

#B235BE #85BE35 #35BE6E

monochromatic

#581A5E #85288E #B235BE #C85ED2 #D88EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#B235BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#B235BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B235BE

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B235BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B235BE	1.00	5.07	4.15	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E74BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B54D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b235be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.221 324.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd78d2',
    500: '#b235be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b235be;
$custom-light: #cd78d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b235be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.745,
    "s": 56.379,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5688,
    "c": 0.2214,
    "h": 324.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B235BE

secondary

#8BCA85

accent

#E04855

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B235BE

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

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