#B271BD#B271BD
#B271BD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.131 H 321.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B271BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 113, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 37%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 40%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.8%, 40.2%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, 38.24, -29.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 48.36, 322.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.5% 0.1025 -0.0812) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.5% 0.131 321.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4495, 24.9505, 51.1882) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.59
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.39
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.45
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.83
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.55
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B271BD #7CBD71
analogous
#8C71BD #B271BD #BD71A2
triadic
#B271BD #BDB271 #71BDB2
tetradic
#B271BD #BD8C71 #7CBD71 #71A2BD
square
#B271BD #BD8C71 #7CBD71 #71A2BD
split-complementary
#B271BD #A2BD71 #71BD8C
monochromatic
#71397B #984CA4 #B271BD #C99BD0 #DFC5E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B271BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#B271BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B271BD
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B271BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B271BD | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6884C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#798BBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B47A8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b271bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 113, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.131 321.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca9bd1',
500: '#b271bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b271bd; $custom-light: #ca9bd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b271bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 113,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.316,
"s": 36.538,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64503,
"c": 0.13079,
"h": 321.6
},
"luminance": 0.24949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B271BD
secondary
#BAD4B6
accent
#CD5B6C
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F9F2F9
border
#D2CCD2
text
#130E14
muted
#827E82