#B236BD#B236BD

#B236BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.219 H 324.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B236BD
RGB	rgb(178, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(295, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(295, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 65.89, -45.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 80.29, 325.15°)
OKLab	oklab(56.91% 0.1785 -0.1278)
OKLCH	oklch(56.91% 0.219 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.8638, 15.7792, 49.6596)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B236BD #41BD36

analogous

#6E36BD #B236BD #BD3685

triadic

#B236BD #BDB236 #36BDB2

tetradic

#B236BD #BD6E36 #41BD36 #3685BD

square

#B236BD #BD6E36 #41BD36 #3685BD

split-complementary

#B236BD #85BD36 #36BD6E

monochromatic

#581B5E #85288D #B236BD #C85FD1 #D88FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#B236BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#B236BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B236BD

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B236BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B236BD	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0865C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5074BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b236bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.219 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd79d1',
    500: '#b236bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b236bd;
$custom-light: #cd79d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b236bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.111,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56907,
    "c": 0.21949,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B236BD

secondary

#8BC985

accent

#DF4955

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B236BD

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

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