#B3169B#B3169B
#B3169B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.223 H 336.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3169B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 22, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 78%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 88%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 87.7%, 13.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, 69.30, -33.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 76.78, 334.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.02% 0.2039 -0.0904) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.02% 0.223 336.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7942, 12.5265, 32.1161) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.55
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.24
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.32
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.54
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.02
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3169B #16B32E
analogous
#7D16B3 #B3169B #B3164D
triadic
#B3169B #9BB316 #169BB3
tetradic
#B3169B #B37D16 #16B32E #164DB3
square
#B3169B #B37D16 #16B32E #164DB3
split-complementary
#B3169B #4DB316 #16B37D
monochromatic
#46093D #7C0F6C #B3169B #E422C6 #EB59D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#B3169B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#B3169B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B3169B
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3169B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3169B | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#19559E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#586B98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD275C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3169b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 22, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.223 336.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce6db9',
500: '#b3169b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3169b; $custom-light: #ce6db9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3169b",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 22,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.172,
"s": 78.109,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53024,
"c": 0.22302,
"h": 336.1
},
"luminance": 0.12524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3169B
secondary
#57CE69
accent
#F55133
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEDF6
border
#D3C8D0
text
#140811
muted
#837B80