#B239A8#B239A8
#B239A8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.199 H 331.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B239A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 57, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 51%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 68%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68%, 5.6%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.93, 61.28, -34.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.93, 70.43, 330.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56% 0.175 -0.0954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.199 331.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8911, 15.2205, 38.5597) |
| Luminance | 0.1522 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.67
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.66
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.03
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.34
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.01
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B239A8 #39B243
analogous
#7F39B2 #B239A8 #B2396B
triadic
#B239A8 #A8B239 #39A8B2
tetradic
#B239A8 #B27F39 #39B243 #396BB2
square
#B239A8 #B27F39 #39B243 #396BB2
split-complementary
#B239A8 #6BB239 #39B27F
monochromatic
#551B50 #842A7C #B239A8 #CB5DC2 #DA8BD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.19
#B239A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#B239A8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B239A8
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B239A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B239A8 | 1.00 | 5.19 | 4.04 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3162AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D73A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9466C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b239a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 57, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.199 331.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc79c2',
500: '#b239a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b239a8; $custom-light: #cc79c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b239a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 57,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.959,
"s": 51.489,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56002,
"c": 0.19928,
"h": 331.4
},
"luminance": 0.15218
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B239A8
secondary
#82C488
accent
#DB594D
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FAEEF8
border
#D3C9D1
text
#140A12
muted
#837C81