#B239A4#B239A4
#B239A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.196 H 332.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B239A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 57, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 51%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 68%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68%, 7.9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.73, 60.64, -32.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.73, 68.88, 331.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.79% 0.1746 -0.0895) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.79% 0.196 332.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5242, 15.0737, 36.6273) |
| Luminance | 0.1507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.58
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.79
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.31
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.86
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.51
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B239A4 #39B247
analogous
#8339B2 #B239A4 #B23967
triadic
#B239A4 #A4B239 #39A4B2
tetradic
#B239A4 #B28339 #39B247 #3967B2
square
#B239A4 #B28339 #39B247 #3967B2
split-complementary
#B239A4 #67B239 #39B283
monochromatic
#551B4F #842A79 #B239A4 #CB5DBE #DA8BD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.23
#B239A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.01
#B239A4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B239A4
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B239A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B239A4 | 1.00 | 5.23 | 4.01 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3461A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F72A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA446A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b239a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 57, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.196 332.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc79bf',
500: '#b239a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b239a4; $custom-light: #cc79bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b239a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 57,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.942,
"s": 51.489,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55792,
"c": 0.19622,
"h": 332.9
},
"luminance": 0.15072
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B239A4
secondary
#82C48A
accent
#DB5D4D
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEEF7
border
#D3C9D0
text
#140A12
muted
#837C81