#B235C0#B235C0

#B235C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.223 H 323.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B235C0
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 192)
HSL	hsl(294, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(294, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 72.4%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 66.76, -47.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 81.96, 324.55°)
OKLab	oklab(57% 0.1793 -0.1326)
OKLCH	oklch(57% 0.223 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.1468, 15.8187, 51.3771)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B235C0 #43C035

analogous

#6C35C0 #B235C0 #C03588

triadic

#B235C0 #C0B235 #35C0B2

tetradic

#B235C0 #C06C35 #43C035 #3588C0

square

#B235C0 #C06C35 #43C035 #3588C0

split-complementary

#B235C0 #88C035 #35C06C

monochromatic

#591B60 #862890 #B235C0 #C75FD3 #D88FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#B235C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#B235C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B235C0

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B235C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B235C0	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D74BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B54E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b235c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.223 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd79d4',
    500: '#b235c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b235c0;
$custom-light: #cd79d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b235c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.957,
    "s": 56.735,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57,
    "c": 0.22302,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B235C0

secondary

#8DCB86

accent

#E04857

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B235C0

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

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