#B4169A#B4169A

#B4169A is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.223 H 336.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4169A
RGB	rgb(180, 22, 154)
HSL	hsl(310, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(310, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 87.8%, 14.4%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 69.36, -32.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 76.49, 335.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.14% 0.2047 -0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(53.14% 0.223 336.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.9426, 12.6127, 31.6865)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4169A #16B430

analogous

#7F16B4 #B4169A #B4164B

triadic

#B4169A #9AB416 #169AB4

tetradic

#B4169A #B47F16 #16B430 #164BB4

square

#B4169A #B47F16 #16B430 #164BB4

split-complementary

#B4169A #4BB416 #16B47F

monochromatic

#47093D #7D0F6B #B4169A #E423C4 #EB5AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#B4169A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#B4169A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4169A

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4169A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4169A	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)

#1C559D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE265C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4169a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 22, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.223 336.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6db8',
    500: '#b4169a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4169a;
$custom-light: #cf6db8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4169a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.873,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53136,
    "c": 0.22285,
    "h": 336.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4169A

secondary

#58CE6B

accent

#F55333

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140811

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4169A

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

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