#B236BF#B236BF

#B236BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.221 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B236BF
RGB	rgb(178, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(294, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(294, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.8%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.80, 66.24, -46.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.80, 81.14, 324.73°)
OKLab	oklab(57.03% 0.1784 -0.1306)
OKLCH	oklch(57.03% 0.221 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.0824, 15.8667, 50.8109)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B236BF #43BF36

analogous

#6E36BF #B236BF #BF3687

triadic

#B236BF #BFB236 #36BFB2

tetradic

#B236BF #BF6E36 #43BF36 #3687BF

square

#B236BF #BF6E36 #43BF36 #3687BF

split-complementary

#B236BF #87BF36 #36BF6E

monochromatic

#591B60 #86298F #B236BF #C760D2 #D890E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#B236BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#B236BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B236BF

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B236BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B236BF	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E74BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B54E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b236bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.221 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd79d3',
    500: '#b236bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b236bf;
$custom-light: #cd79d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b236bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.307,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57027,
    "c": 0.22111,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B236BF

secondary

#8DCA87

accent

#DF4957

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B236BF

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

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