#B281BD#B281BD

#B281BD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.102 H 320.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B281BD
RGB	rgb(178, 129, 189)
HSL	hsl(289, 31%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(289, 32%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 31.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.64, 29.38, -24.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.64, 37.95, 320.72°)
OKLab	oklab(67.23% 0.0783 -0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(67.23% 0.102 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(35.3945, 28.8405, 51.8365)
Luminance	0.2884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B281BD #8CBD81

analogous

#9481BD #B281BD #BD81AA

triadic

#B281BD #BDB281 #81BDB2

tetradic

#B281BD #BD9481 #8CBD81 #81AABD

square

#B281BD #BD9481 #8CBD81 #81AABD

split-complementary

#B281BD #AABD81 #81BD94

monochromatic

#754380 #9959A8 #B281BD #CBA9D2 #E3D1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#B281BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.77

#B281BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B281BD

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B281BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B281BD	1.00	3.10	6.77	6.77
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8594BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B38897

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b281bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 129, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.102 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#caa6d1',
    500: '#b281bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b281bd;
$custom-light: #caa6d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b281bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289,
    "s": 31.25,
    "l": 62.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67234,
    "c": 0.10209,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B281BD

secondary

#C6D8C2

accent

#AA3C50

background

#FCFAFC

surface

#F8F4F9

border

#D1CED2

text

#130F14

muted

#827F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B281BD

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

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