#B238B5#B238B5

#B238B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.211 H 326.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B238B5
RGB	rgb(178, 56, 181)
HSL	hsl(299, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(299, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.7%, 69.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.49, 63.80, -41.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.49, 76.12, 326.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.1766 -0.1151)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.211 326.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.1143, 15.6314, 45.2435)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B238B5 #3BB538

analogous

#7438B5 #B238B5 #B5387A

triadic

#B238B5 #B5B238 #38B5B2

tetradic

#B238B5 #B57438 #3BB538 #387AB5

square

#B238B5 #B57438 #3BB538 #387AB5

split-complementary

#B238B5 #7AB538 #38B574

monochromatic

#561B58 #842A86 #B238B5 #CA5DCD #DA8CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#B238B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#B238B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B238B5

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B238B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B238B5	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2064B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5674B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B74B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b238b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 56, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.211 326.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd79cc',
    500: '#b238b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b238b5;
$custom-light: #cd79cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b238b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.56,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56622,
    "c": 0.21074,
    "h": 326.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B238B5

secondary

#85C683

accent

#DC4C4F

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B238B5

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

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