#B236B2#B236B2

#B236B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.211 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B236B2
RGB	rgb(178, 54, 178)
HSL	hsl(300, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(300, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.07, 64.02, -40.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.07, 75.71, 327.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% 0.1785 -0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.211 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.7148, 15.3196, 43.6081)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B236B2 #36B236

analogous

#7436B2 #B236B2 #B23674

triadic

#B236B2 #B2B236 #36B2B2

tetradic

#B236B2 #B27436 #36B236 #3674B2

square

#B236B2 #B27436 #36B236 #3674B2

split-complementary

#B236B2 #74B236 #36B274

monochromatic

#541A54 #832883 #B236B2 #CD59CD #DB88DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#B236B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#B236B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B236B2

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B236B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B236B2	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2163B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5673AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B84870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b236b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 54, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.211 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd78c9',
    500: '#b236b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b236b2;
$custom-light: #cd78c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b236b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56268,
    "c": 0.21069,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B236B2

secondary

#7FC57F

accent

#DD4B4B

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B236B2

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

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