#B237BD#B237BD

#B237BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.218 H 324.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B237BD
RGB	rgb(178, 55, 189)
HSL	hsl(295, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(295, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, 65.54, -45.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 79.88, 325.13°)
OKLab	oklab(57% 0.1775 -0.1272)
OKLCH	oklch(57% 0.218 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.9108, 15.8733, 49.6753)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B237BD #42BD37

analogous

#6F37BD #B237BD #BD3785

triadic

#B237BD #BDB237 #37BDB2

tetradic

#B237BD #BD6F37 #42BD37 #3785BD

square

#B237BD #BD6F37 #42BD37 #3785BD

split-complementary

#B237BD #85BD37 #37BD6F

monochromatic

#591B5E #85298E #B237BD #C860D1 #D890DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#B237BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#B237BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B237BD

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B237BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B237BD	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)

#0C66C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5074BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b237bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 55, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.218 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd79d1',
    500: '#b237bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b237bd;
$custom-light: #cd79d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b237bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.075,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56996,
    "c": 0.21836,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B237BD

secondary

#8CC986

accent

#DE4A56

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B237BD

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

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