#B33AE2#B33AE2

#B33AE2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.247 H 314.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B33AE2
RGB	rgb(179, 58, 226)
HSL	hsl(283, 74%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(283, 74%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 74.3%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.62, 71.50, -62.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.62, 94.91, 318.87°)
OKLab	oklab(59.76% 0.1727 -0.1762)
OKLCH	oklch(59.76% 0.247 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.8286, 18.1020, 73.6488)
Luminance	0.1810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B33AE2 #69E23A

analogous

#5F3AE2 #B33AE2 #E23ABD

triadic

#B33AE2 #E2B33A #3AE2B3

tetradic

#B33AE2 #E25F3A #69E23A #3ABDE2

square

#B33AE2 #E25F3A #69E23A #3ABDE2

split-complementary

#B33AE2 #BDE23A #3AE25F

monochromatic

#6B158D #941DC2 #B33AE2 #C86FEA #DCA5F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#B33AE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#B33AE2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B33AE2

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B33AE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B33AE2	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F79DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF608C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b33ae2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 58, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.247 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7cec',
    500: '#b33ae2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b33ae2;
$custom-light: #ce7cec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b33ae2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.214,
    "s": 74.336,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59757,
    "c": 0.2467,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B33AE2

secondary

#ADDF99

accent

#F1376B

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140A16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B33AE2

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

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