#B238BD#B238BD

#B238BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.217 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B238BD
RGB	rgb(178, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(295, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(295, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.93, 65.18, -45.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.93, 79.48, 325.10°)
OKLab	oklab(57.09% 0.1765 -0.1266)
OKLCH	oklch(57.09% 0.217 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.9588, 15.9692, 49.6913)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B238BD #43BD38

analogous

#7038BD #B238BD #BD3885

triadic

#B238BD #BDB238 #38BDB2

tetradic

#B238BD #BD7038 #43BD38 #3885BD

square

#B238BD #BD7038 #43BD38 #3885BD

split-complementary

#B238BD #85BD38 #38BD70

monochromatic

#591C5F #862A8E #B238BD #C762D0 #D891DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#B238BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#B238BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B238BD

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B238BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B238BD	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1066C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5174BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b238bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.217 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7ad1',
    500: '#b238bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b238bd;
$custom-light: #cd7ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b238bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.038,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57086,
    "c": 0.21723,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B238BD

secondary

#8DC987

accent

#DE4A56

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B238BD

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

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