#B238DA#B238DA

#B238DA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.242 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B238DA
RGB	rgb(178, 56, 218)
HSL	hsl(285, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 74.3%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.71, 70.47, -59.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.71, 92.14, 319.89°)
OKLab	oklab(58.91% 0.1743 -0.1672)
OKLCH	oklch(58.91% 0.242 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.4272, 17.3566, 67.9581)
Luminance	0.1736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B238DA #60DA38

analogous

#6138DA #B238DA #DA38B1

triadic

#B238DA #DAB238 #38DAB2

tetradic

#B238DA #DA6138 #60DA38 #38B1DA

square

#B238DA #DA6138 #60DA38 #38B1DA

split-complementary

#B238DA #B1DA38 #38DA61

monochromatic

#661880 #8F21B3 #B238DA #C66CE4 #DA9FED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#B238DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#B238DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B238DA

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B238DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B238DA	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3777D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF5B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b238da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 56, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.242 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7be6',
    500: '#b238da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b238da;
$custom-light: #ce7be6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b238da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.185,
    "s": 68.644,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58915,
    "c": 0.24154,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B238DA

secondary

#A5DA94

accent

#EB3C68

background

#FDF7FE

surface

#FAEEFC

border

#D3C9D5

text

#140A16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B238DA

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

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