#B4159B#B4159B

#B4159B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.224 H 336.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4159B
RGB	rgb(180, 21, 155)
HSL	hsl(309, 79%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(309, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 88.3%, 13.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 69.67, -32.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 77.03, 334.76°)
OKLab	oklab(53.15% 0.2053 -0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(53.15% 0.224 336.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.0075, 12.6087, 32.1207)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4159B #15B42E

analogous

#7E15B4 #B4159B #B4154C

triadic

#B4159B #9BB415 #159BB4

tetradic

#B4159B #B47E15 #15B42E #154CB4

square

#B4159B #B47E15 #15B42E #154CB4

split-complementary

#B4159B #4CB415 #15B47E

monochromatic

#46083D #7D0F6C #B4159B #E521C6 #EC58D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#B4159B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#B4159B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4159B

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4159B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4159B	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A559E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE265C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4159b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 21, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.224 336.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6db9',
    500: '#b4159b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4159b;
$custom-light: #cf6db9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4159b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.434,
    "s": 79.104,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53148,
    "c": 0.22406,
    "h": 336.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4159B

secondary

#56CF69

accent

#F65132

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140811

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4159B

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

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