#B237B9#B237B9

#B237B9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.215 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B237B9
RGB	rgb(178, 55, 185)
HSL	hsl(297, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(297, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.8%, 70.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 64.85, -43.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 78.20, 326.02°)
OKLab	oklab(56.76% 0.1776 -0.1214)
OKLCH	oklch(56.76% 0.215 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.4826, 15.7020, 47.4201)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B237B9 #3EB937

analogous

#7137B9 #B237B9 #B9377F

triadic

#B237B9 #B9B237 #37B9B2

tetradic

#B237B9 #B97137 #3EB937 #377FB9

square

#B237B9 #B97137 #3EB937 #377FB9

split-complementary

#B237B9 #7FB937 #37B971

monochromatic

#571B5B #85298A #B237B9 #C95ECF #D98DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#B237B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#B237B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B237B9

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B237B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B237B9	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1765BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5374B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b237b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 55, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.215 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd79ce',
    500: '#b237b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b237b9;
$custom-light: #cd79ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b237b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.769,
    "s": 54.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5676,
    "c": 0.21512,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B237B9

secondary

#88C884

accent

#DE4A52

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B237B9

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

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