#B237BA#B237BA

#B237BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.216 H 325.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B237BA
RGB	rgb(178, 55, 186)
HSL	hsl(296, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(296, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 70.4%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, 65.02, -44.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 78.62, 325.79°)
OKLab	oklab(56.82% 0.1776 -0.1229)
OKLCH	oklch(56.82% 0.216 325.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.5886, 15.7444, 47.9780)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B237BA #3FBA37

analogous

#7137BA #B237BA #BA3781

triadic

#B237BA #BAB237 #37BAB2

tetradic

#B237BA #BA7137 #3FBA37 #3781BA

square

#B237BA #BA7137 #3FBA37 #3781BA

split-complementary

#B237BA #81BA37 #37BA71

monochromatic

#581B5C #85298B #B237BA #C95FD0 #D98EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#B237BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#B237BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B237BA

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B237BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B237BA	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1565BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5274B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b237ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 55, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.216 325.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd79cf',
    500: '#b237ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b237ba;
$custom-light: #cd79cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b237ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.336,
    "s": 54.357,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56819,
    "c": 0.21593,
    "h": 325.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B237BA

secondary

#89C885

accent

#DE4A53

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B237BA

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

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