#B3159D#B3159D

#B3159D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.225 H 335.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B3159D
RGB	rgb(179, 21, 157)
HSL	hsl(308, 79%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(308, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 88.3%, 12.3%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, 69.75, -34.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 77.68, 333.88°)
OKLab	oklab(53.09% 0.2045 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(53.09% 0.225 335.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9448, 12.5568, 33.0017)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B3159D #15B32B

analogous

#7A15B3 #B3159D #B3154E

triadic

#B3159D #9DB315 #159DB3

tetradic

#B3159D #B37A15 #15B32B #154EB3

square

#B3159D #B37A15 #15B32B #154EB3

split-complementary

#B3159D #4EB315 #15B37A

monochromatic

#45083D #7C0F6D #B3159D #E520CA #EB57D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#B3159D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#B3159D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B3159D

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B3159D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B3159D	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1555A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC285D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b3159d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 21, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.225 335.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6cba',
    500: '#b3159d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b3159d;
$custom-light: #ce6cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b3159d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.354,
    "s": 79,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53091,
    "c": 0.22488,
    "h": 335.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B3159D

secondary

#56CE66

accent

#F54E32

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140812

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B3159D

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

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