#B239BC#B239BC
#B239BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.215 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B239BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 57, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 70%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.3%, 69.7%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.01, 64.64, -44.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.01, 78.64, 325.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.12% 0.1755 -0.1246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.12% 0.215 324.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8996, 16.0239, 49.1379) |
| Luminance | 0.1602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.18
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.78
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.01
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.03
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.07
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B239BC #43BC39
analogous
#7039BC #B239BC #BC3984
triadic
#B239BC #BCB239 #39BCB2
tetradic
#B239BC #BC7039 #43BC39 #3984BC
square
#B239BC #BC7039 #43BC39 #3984BC
split-complementary
#B239BC #84BC39 #39BC70
monochromatic
#591D5E #862B8D #B239BC #C763D0 #D892DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#B239BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#B239BC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B239BC
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B239BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B239BC | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.20 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1666C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5274B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B64F77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b239bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 57, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.215 324.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd7ad1',
500: '#b239bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b239bc; $custom-light: #cd7ad1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b239bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 57,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.42,
"s": 53.469,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57119,
"c": 0.21525,
"h": 324.6
},
"luminance": 0.16022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B239BC
secondary
#8DC988
accent
#DD4B56
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FAEEF9
border
#D3C9D2
text
#140A14
muted
#837C82