#B239A5#B239A5
#B239A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.197 H 332.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B239A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 57, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 51%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 68%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68%, 7.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.78, 60.80, -33.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.78, 69.26, 331.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.84% 0.1747 -0.091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.84% 0.197 332.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6148, 15.1100, 37.1048) |
| Luminance | 0.1511 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.58
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.74
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.23
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.72
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.38
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B239A5 #39B246
analogous
#8239B2 #B239A5 #B23968
triadic
#B239A5 #A5B239 #39A5B2
tetradic
#B239A5 #B28239 #39B246 #3968B2
square
#B239A5 #B28239 #39B246 #3968B2
split-complementary
#B239A5 #68B239 #39B282
monochromatic
#551B4F #842A7A #B239A5 #CB5DBF #DA8BD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.22
#B239A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#B239A5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B239A5
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B239A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B239A5 | 1.00 | 5.22 | 4.02 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3461A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E73A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA456A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b239a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 57, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.197 332.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc79c0',
500: '#b239a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b239a5; $custom-light: #cc79c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b239a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 57,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.446,
"s": 51.489,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55844,
"c": 0.19698,
"h": 332.5
},
"luminance": 0.15108
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B239A5
secondary
#82C489
accent
#DB5C4D
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEEF7
border
#D3C9D0
text
#140A12
muted
#837C81