#B238C2#B238C2

#B238C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.221 H 322.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B238C2
RGB	rgb(178, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(293, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(293, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 66.06, -47.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 81.61, 324.04°)
OKLab	oklab(57.39% 0.1764 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(57.39% 0.221 322.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.5109, 16.1901, 52.5991)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B238C2 #48C238

analogous

#6D38C2 #B238C2 #C2388D

triadic

#B238C2 #C2B238 #38C2B2

tetradic

#B238C2 #C26D38 #48C238 #388DC2

square

#B238C2 #C26D38 #48C238 #388DC2

split-complementary

#B238C2 #8DC238 #38C26D

monochromatic

#5B1D63 #862A93 #B238C2 #C665D2 #D794E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#B238C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#B238C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B238C2

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B238C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B238C2	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D75BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B5517A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b238c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.221 322.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7ad5',
    500: '#b238c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b238c2;
$custom-light: #cd7ad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b238c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.043,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57386,
    "c": 0.22134,
    "h": 322.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B238C2

secondary

#92CB8A

accent

#DF495B

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B238C2

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

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