#B251CD#B251CD

#B251CD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.199 H 318.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B251CD
RGB	rgb(178, 81, 205)
HSL	hsl(287, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(287, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.56, 57.77, -47.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.56, 74.70, 320.66°)
OKLab	oklab(60.72% 0.1485 -0.1322)
OKLCH	oklch(60.72% 0.199 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.3205, 19.7589, 59.8571)
Luminance	0.1976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B251CD #6CCD51

analogous

#7451CD #B251CD #CD51AA

triadic

#B251CD #CDB251 #51CDB2

tetradic

#B251CD #CD7451 #6CCD51 #51AACD

square

#B251CD #CD7451 #6CCD51 #51AACD

split-complementary

#B251CD #AACD51 #51CD74

monochromatic

#6B257F #9432AF #B251CD #C781DB #DCB0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#B251CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#B251CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B251CD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B251CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B251CD	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3074D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#577ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B26688

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b251cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 81, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.199 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc87dd',
    500: '#b251cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b251cd;
$custom-light: #cc87dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b251cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.935,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60715,
    "c": 0.19886,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B251CD

secondary

#AED7A3

accent

#DF496A

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9F0FB

border

#D2CBD4

text

#140C15

muted

#827D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B251CD

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

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