#B34EA5#B34EA5

#B34EA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.168 H 333.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B34EA5
RGB	rgb(179, 78, 165)
HSL	hsl(308, 40%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(308, 56%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 7.8%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.19, 52.11, -27.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.19, 59.08, 331.89°)
OKLab	oklab(58.36% 0.1498 -0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(58.36% 0.168 333.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.1063, 17.7511, 37.5360)
Luminance	0.1775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B34EA5 #4EB35C

analogous

#8E4EB3 #B34EA5 #B34E72

triadic

#B34EA5 #A5B34E #4EA5B3

tetradic

#B34EA5 #B38E4E #4EB35C #4E72B3

square

#B34EA5 #B38E4E #4EB35C #4E72B3

split-complementary

#B34EA5 #72B34E #4EB38E

monochromatic

#5E2857 #893B7E #B34EA5 #C579BB #D8A4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#B34EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#B34EA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B34EA5

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B34EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B34EA5	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C6CA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7AA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA5572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b34ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 78, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.168 333.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc85c0',
    500: '#b34ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b34ea5;
$custom-light: #cc85c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b34ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.317,
    "s": 39.921,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58362,
    "c": 0.16789,
    "h": 333.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B34EA5

secondary

#98C59E

accent

#D06958

background

#FCF8FB

surface

#F9F0F7

border

#D2CBD0

text

#140B12

muted

#827C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B34EA5

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

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