#B4159D#B4159D

#B4159D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.225 H 335.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4159D
RGB	rgb(180, 21, 157)
HSL	hsl(309, 79%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(309, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 88.3%, 12.8%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 69.94, -33.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 77.72, 334.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.26% 0.2054 -0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(53.26% 0.225 335.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.1768, 12.6764, 33.0126)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4159D #15B42C

analogous

#7B15B4 #B4159D #B4154E

triadic

#B4159D #9DB415 #159DB4

tetradic

#B4159D #B47B15 #15B42C #154EB4

square

#B4159D #B47B15 #15B42C #154EB4

split-complementary

#B4159D #4EB415 #15B47B

monochromatic

#46083D #7D0F6D #B4159D #E521C9 #EC58D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#B4159D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#B4159D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4159D

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4159D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4159D	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1755A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586C9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE285D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4159d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 21, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.225 335.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6dba',
    500: '#b4159d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4159d;
$custom-light: #cf6dba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4159d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.679,
    "s": 79.104,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53256,
    "c": 0.22534,
    "h": 335.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4159D

secondary

#56CF68

accent

#F64E32

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140811

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4159D

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

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