#B235DA#B235DA

#B235DA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.245 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B235DA
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 218)
HSL	hsl(285, 69%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(285, 76%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 75.7%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.35, 71.48, -59.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.35, 93.28, 320.03°)
OKLab	oklab(58.67% 0.1769 -0.1689)
OKLCH	oklch(58.67% 0.245 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.2861, 17.0745, 67.9111)
Luminance	0.1707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B235DA #5DDA35

analogous

#6035DA #B235DA #DA35AF

triadic

#B235DA #DAB235 #35DAB2

tetradic

#B235DA #DA6035 #5DDA35 #35AFDA

square

#B235DA #DA6035 #5DDA35 #35AFDA

split-complementary

#B235DA #AFDA35 #35DA60

monochromatic

#65177E #8E20B1 #B235DA #C669E3 #D99CED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#B235DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#B235DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B235DA

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B235DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B235DA	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3476D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF5A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b235da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.245 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7ae6',
    500: '#b235da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b235da;
$custom-light: #ce7ae6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b235da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.455,
    "s": 69.038,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58665,
    "c": 0.24454,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B235DA

secondary

#A3D992

accent

#EC3C67

background

#FDF7FE

surface

#FAEEFC

border

#D3C9D5

text

#140A16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B235DA

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

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