#B238BA#B238BA

#B238BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.215 H 325.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B238BA
RGB	rgb(178, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(296, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(296, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 69.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 64.66, -43.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 78.21, 325.77°)
OKLab	oklab(56.91% 0.1766 -0.1223)
OKLCH	oklch(56.91% 0.215 325.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.6365, 15.8403, 47.9940)
Luminance	0.1584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B238BA #40BA38

analogous

#7138BA #B238BA #BA3881

triadic

#B238BA #BAB238 #38BAB2

tetradic

#B238BA #BA7138 #40BA38 #3881BA

square

#B238BA #BA7138 #40BA38 #3881BA

split-complementary

#B238BA #81BA38 #38BA71

monochromatic

#581C5C #852A8B #B238BA #C860CF #D88FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#B238BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#B238BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B238BA

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B238BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B238BA	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1765BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5374B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64D75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b238ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.215 325.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7acf',
    500: '#b238ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b238ba;
$custom-light: #cd7acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b238ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.308,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5691,
    "c": 0.21477,
    "h": 325.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B238BA

secondary

#8AC886

accent

#DD4B54

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B238BA

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

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