#B238AB#B238AB

#B238AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.203 H 330.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B238AB
RGB	rgb(178, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(303, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(303, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 3.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 62.14, -36.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 72.05, 329.60°)
OKLab	oklab(56.07% 0.1762 -0.1004)
OKLCH	oklch(56.07% 0.203 330.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.1248, 15.2356, 40.0323)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B238AB #38B23F

analogous

#7C38B2 #B238AB #B2386E

triadic

#B238AB #ABB238 #38ABB2

tetradic

#B238AB #B27C38 #38B23F #386EB2

square

#B238AB #B27C38 #38B23F #386EB2

split-complementary

#B238AB #6EB238 #38B27C

monochromatic

#551B52 #83297E #B238AB #CC5CC5 #DA8AD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#B238AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#B238AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B238AB

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B238AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B238AB	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D62AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B73A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9466D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b238ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.203 330.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc79c4',
    500: '#b238ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b238ab;
$custom-light: #cc79c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b238ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.443,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56066,
    "c": 0.20283,
    "h": 330.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B238AB

secondary

#81C585

accent

#DC544C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B238AB

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

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