#B238AE#B238AE

#B238AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.205 H 329.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B238AE
RGB	rgb(178, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(302, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(302, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 2.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.11, 62.63, -37.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.11, 73.25, 328.77°)
OKLab	oklab(56.23% 0.1764 -0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(56.23% 0.205 329.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.4140, 15.3513, 41.5554)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B238AE #38B23C

analogous

#7938B2 #B238AE #B23871

triadic

#B238AE #AEB238 #38AEB2

tetradic

#B238AE #B27938 #38B23C #3871B2

square

#B238AE #B27938 #38B23C #3871B2

split-complementary

#B238AE #71B238 #38B279

monochromatic

#551B53 #832980 #B238AE #CC5CC8 #DA8AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#B238AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#B238AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B238AE

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B238AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B238AE	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A63B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A73AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8486F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b238ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.205 329.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc79c6',
    500: '#b238ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b238ae;
$custom-light: #cc79c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b238ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.967,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5623,
    "c": 0.20518,
    "h": 329.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B238AE

secondary

#81C583

accent

#DC514C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B238AE

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

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