#B237B5#B237B5

#B237B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.212 H 326.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B237B5
RGB	rgb(178, 55, 181)
HSL	hsl(299, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(299, 70%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.7%, 69.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, 64.17, -41.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 76.53, 326.97°)
OKLab	oklab(56.53% 0.1776 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(56.53% 0.212 326.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.0663, 15.5355, 45.2275)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B237B5 #3AB537

analogous

#7337B5 #B237B5 #B53779

triadic

#B237B5 #B5B237 #37B5B2

tetradic

#B237B5 #B57337 #3AB537 #3779B5

square

#B237B5 #B57337 #3AB537 #3779B5

split-complementary

#B237B5 #79B537 #37B573

monochromatic

#561A57 #842986 #B237B5 #CB5CCD #DA8BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#B237B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#B237B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B237B5

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B237B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B237B5	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F64B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5573B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B74A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b237b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 55, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.212 326.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd79cc',
    500: '#b237b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b237b5;
$custom-light: #cd79cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b237b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.571,
    "s": 53.39,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5653,
    "c": 0.2119,
    "h": 326.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B237B5

secondary

#83C682

accent

#DD4B4E

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B237B5

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

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