#B251DF#B251DF

#B251DF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.216 H 313.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B251DF
RGB	rgb(178, 81, 223)
HSL	hsl(281, 69%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(281, 64%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 63.7%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.60, 61.41, -55.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.60, 83.07, 317.66°)
OKLab	oklab(61.8% 0.1484 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(61.8% 0.216 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(34.6195, 20.6786, 71.9654)
Luminance	0.2068 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B251DF #7EDF51

analogous

#6B51DF #B251DF #DF51C5

triadic

#B251DF #DFB251 #51DFB2

tetradic

#B251DF #DF6B51 #7EDF51 #51C5DF

square

#B251DF #DF6B51 #7EDF51 #51C5DF

split-complementary

#B251DF #C5DF51 #51DF6B

monochromatic

#721C99 #9826CD #B251DF #C985E9 #E0B8F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#B251DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.14

#B251DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B251DF

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B251DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B251DF	1.00	4.09	5.14	5.14
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B78E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4980DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE6C91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b251df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 81, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.216 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd88ea',
    500: '#b251df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b251df;
$custom-light: #cd88ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b251df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.986,
    "s": 68.932,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61795,
    "c": 0.21632,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B251DF

secondary

#BCE1AA

accent

#EC3C74

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAF0FD

border

#D3CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B251DF

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

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