#B235BF#B235BF

#B235BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.222 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B235BF
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 191)
HSL	hsl(294, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(294, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 72.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 66.59, -47.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 81.53, 324.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.94% 0.1794 -0.1312)
OKLCH	oklch(56.94% 0.222 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.0363, 15.7745, 50.7955)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B235BF #42BF35

analogous

#6D35BF #B235BF #BF3587

triadic

#B235BF #BFB235 #35BFB2

tetradic

#B235BF #BF6D35 #42BF35 #3587BF

square

#B235BF #BF6D35 #42BF35 #3587BF

split-complementary

#B235BF #87BF35 #35BF6D

monochromatic

#591A5F #85288F #B235BF #C85FD3 #D88FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#B235BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#B235BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B235BF

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B235BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B235BF	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E74BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B54D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b235bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.222 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd78d3',
    500: '#b235bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b235bf;
$custom-light: #cd78d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b235bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.348,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5694,
    "c": 0.22221,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B235BF

secondary

#8CCA85

accent

#E04856

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B235BF

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

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