#B237BB#B237BB

#B237BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.217 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B237BB
RGB	rgb(178, 55, 187)
HSL	hsl(296, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(296, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 70.6%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 65.19, -44.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 79.04, 325.57°)
OKLab	oklab(56.88% 0.1776 -0.1243)
OKLCH	oklch(56.88% 0.217 325)
XYZ	xyz(28.6952, 15.7870, 48.5399)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B237BB #40BB37

analogous

#7037BB #B237BB #BB3782

triadic

#B237BB #BBB237 #37BBB2

tetradic

#B237BB #BB7037 #40BB37 #3782BB

square

#B237BB #BB7037 #40BB37 #3782BB

split-complementary

#B237BB #82BB37 #37BB70

monochromatic

#581B5C #85298C #B237BB #C85FD0 #D88EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#B237BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#B237BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B237BB

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B237BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B237BB	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)

#1265BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5174B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b237bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 55, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.217 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd79d0',
    500: '#b237bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b237bb;
$custom-light: #cd79d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b237bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.909,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56878,
    "c": 0.21674,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.15785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B237BB

secondary

#8AC985

accent

#DE4A54

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B237BB

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

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