#B238AF#B238AF

#B238AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.206 H 328.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B238AF
RGB	rgb(178, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(301, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(301, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 1.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.16, 62.80, -38.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.16, 73.65, 328.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% 0.1764 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.206 328.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.5119, 15.3905, 42.0707)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B238AF #38B23B

analogous

#7838B2 #B238AF #B23872

triadic

#B238AF #AFB238 #38AFB2

tetradic

#B238AF #B27838 #38B23B #3872B2

square

#B238AF #B27838 #38B23B #3872B2

split-complementary

#B238AF #72B238 #38B278

monochromatic

#551B53 #832981 #B238AF #CC5CC9 #DA8AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#B238AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#B238AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B238AF

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B238AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B238AF	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2863B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5973AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8486F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b238af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.206 328.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc79c7',
    500: '#b238af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b238af;
$custom-light: #cc79c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b238af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.475,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56285,
    "c": 0.20597,
    "h": 328.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B238AF

secondary

#81C583

accent

#DC504C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B238AF

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

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