#B251DC#B251DC

#B251DC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.213 H 314.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B251DC
RGB	rgb(178, 81, 220)
HSL	hsl(282, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(282, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 63.2%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.42, 60.79, -54.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.42, 81.66, 318.11°)
OKLab	oklab(61.61% 0.1485 -0.1532)
OKLCH	oklch(61.61% 0.213 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(34.2186, 20.5182, 69.8541)
Luminance	0.2052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B251DC #7BDC51

analogous

#6D51DC #B251DC #DC51C0

triadic

#B251DC #DCB251 #51DCB2

tetradic

#B251DC #DC6D51 #7BDC51 #51C0DC

square

#B251DC #DC6D51 #7BDC51 #51C0DC

split-complementary

#B251DC #C0DC51 #51DC6D

monochromatic

#711E95 #9728C8 #B251DC #C984E6 #DFB7F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#B251DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#B251DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B251DC

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B251DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B251DC	1.00	4.11	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1678E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B7FD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE6B8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b251dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 81, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.213 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd88e7',
    500: '#b251dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b251dc;
$custom-light: #cd88e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b251dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.871,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6161,
    "c": 0.21338,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B251DC

secondary

#BAE0A9

accent

#E93E72

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAF0FD

border

#D3CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B251DC

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

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