#B243CD#B243CD

#B243CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.218 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B243CD
RGB	rgb(178, 67, 205)
HSL	hsl(288, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(288, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 67.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.36, 63.87, -50.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.36, 81.65, 321.47°)
OKLab	oklab(59.12% 0.1646 -0.1424)
OKLCH	oklch(59.12% 0.218 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.3853, 17.8885, 59.5454)
Luminance	0.1789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B243CD #5ECD43

analogous

#6D43CD #B243CD #CD43A3

triadic

#B243CD #CDB243 #43CDB2

tetradic

#B243CD #CD6D43 #5ECD43 #43A3CD

square

#B243CD #CD6D43 #5ECD43 #43A3CD

split-complementary

#B243CD #A3CD43 #43CD6D

monochromatic

#651F76 #8F2CA7 #B243CD #C673DA #DAA4E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#B243CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#B243CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B243CD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B243CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B243CD	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#066ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C79CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B25C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b243cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 67, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.218 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd80dd',
    500: '#b243cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b243cd;
$custom-light: #cd80dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b243cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.261,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59124,
    "c": 0.21768,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B243CD

secondary

#A4D498

accent

#E14765

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B243CD

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

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