#B235EA#B235EA

#B235EA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.258 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B235EA
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 234)
HSL	hsl(281, 81%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(281, 77%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 77.4%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.44, 74.54, -67.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.44, 100.39, 317.94°)
OKLab	oklab(59.77% 0.1742 -0.1904)
OKLCH	oklch(59.77% 0.258 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(34.4818, 17.9527, 79.4748)
Luminance	0.1795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B235EA #6DEA35

analogous

#5835EA #B235EA #EA35C8

triadic

#B235EA #EAB235 #35EAB2

tetradic

#B235EA #EA5835 #6DEA35 #35C8EA

square

#B235EA #EA5835 #6DEA35 #35C8EA

split-complementary

#B235EA #C8EA35 #35EA58

monochromatic

#6C1095 #9415CD #B235EA #C76CF0 #DCA4F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#B235EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#B235EA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B235EA

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B235EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B235EA	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1378E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB618F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b235ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.258 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7af2',
    500: '#b235ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b235ea;
$custom-light: #ce7af2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b235ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.436,
    "s": 81.166,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59772,
    "c": 0.25806,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B235EA

secondary

#AFE398

accent

#F8306E

background

#FDF7FE

surface

#FAEEFD

border

#D3C9D5

text

#140A17

muted

#837C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #B235EA

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

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