#B243A5#B243A5
#B243A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.184 H 332.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B243A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 67, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 45%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 62%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 7.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.23, 56.77, -30.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.23, 64.64, 331.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.9% 0.163 -0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.9% 0.184 332.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1588, 16.1979, 37.2861) |
| Luminance | 0.1620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.91
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.15
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.62
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.37
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.09
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 7.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B243A5 #43B250
analogous
#8743B2 #B243A5 #B2436D
triadic
#B243A5 #A5B243 #43A5B2
tetradic
#B243A5 #B28743 #43B250 #436DB2
square
#B243A5 #B28743 #43B250 #436DB2
split-complementary
#B243A5 #6DB243 #43B287
monochromatic
#592253 #86327C #B243A5 #C76BBC #D897D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.95
#B243A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.24
#B243A5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B243A5
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B243A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B243A5 | 1.00 | 4.95 | 4.24 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F66A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6376A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B94C6E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b243a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 67, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.184 332.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7ec0',
500: '#b243a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b243a5; $custom-light: #cc7ec0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b243a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 67,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.027,
"s": 45.306,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56897,
"c": 0.18361,
"h": 332.6
},
"luminance": 0.16196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B243A5
secondary
#8DC493
accent
#D56253
background
#FCF8FB
surface
#F9EFF7
border
#D2CAD0
text
#140A12
muted
#827C81