#B239AB#B239AB

#B239AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.202 H 330.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B239AB
RGB	rgb(178, 57, 171)
HSL	hsl(303, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(303, 68%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 3.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 61.77, -36.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 71.62, 329.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.1752 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.202 330.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.1738, 15.3335, 40.0486)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B239AB #39B240

analogous

#7C39B2 #B239AB #B2396E

triadic

#B239AB #ABB239 #39ABB2

tetradic

#B239AB #B27C39 #39B240 #396EB2

square

#B239AB #B27C39 #39B240 #396EB2

split-complementary

#B239AB #6EB239 #39B27C

monochromatic

#551B52 #842A7E #B239AB #CB5DC5 #DA8BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#B239AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#B239AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B239AB

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B239AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B239AB	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E63AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C73A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9476D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b239ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 57, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.202 330.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7ac4',
    500: '#b239ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b239ab;
$custom-light: #cc7ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b239ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.471,
    "s": 51.489,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56162,
    "c": 0.20161,
    "h": 330.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B239AB

secondary

#82C486

accent

#DB554D

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B239AB

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

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