#B3169D#B3169D

#B3169D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.224 H 335.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B3169D
RGB	rgb(179, 22, 157)
HSL	hsl(308, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(308, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 87.7%, 12.3%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.15, 69.58, -34.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.15, 77.48, 333.89°)
OKLab	oklab(53.13% 0.2039 -0.0934)
OKLCH	oklch(53.13% 0.224 335.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9635, 12.5943, 33.0080)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B3169D #16B32C

analogous

#7B16B3 #B3169D #B3164E

triadic

#B3169D #9DB316 #169DB3

tetradic

#B3169D #B37B16 #16B32C #164EB3

square

#B3169D #B37B16 #16B32C #164EB3

split-complementary

#B3169D #4EB316 #16B37B

monochromatic

#46093D #7C0F6D #B3169D #E422C9 #EB59D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#B3169D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#B3169D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B3169D

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B3169D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B3169D	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1655A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC295D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b3169d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 22, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.224 335.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce6dba',
    500: '#b3169d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b3169d;
$custom-light: #ce6dba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b3169d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.408,
    "s": 78.109,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53132,
    "c": 0.22431,
    "h": 335.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B3169D

secondary

#57CE68

accent

#F54E33

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140812

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B3169D

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

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