#B4169B#B4169B

#B4169B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.224 H 336.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4169B
RGB	rgb(180, 22, 155)
HSL	hsl(309, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(309, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 87.8%, 13.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 69.50, -32.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 76.83, 334.76°)
OKLab	oklab(53.19% 0.2048 -0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(53.19% 0.224 336.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.0262, 12.6461, 32.1269)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4169B #16B42F

analogous

#7E16B4 #B4169B #B4164C

triadic

#B4169B #9BB416 #169BB4

tetradic

#B4169B #B47E16 #16B42F #164CB4

square

#B4169B #B47E16 #16B42F #164CB4

split-complementary

#B4169B #4CB416 #16B47E

monochromatic

#47093D #7D0F6C #B4169B #E423C6 #EB5AD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#B4169B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#B4169B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4169B

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4169B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4169B	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B559E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE275C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4169b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 22, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.224 336.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6db9',
    500: '#b4169b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4169b;
$custom-light: #cf6db9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4169b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.494,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53189,
    "c": 0.2235,
    "h": 336.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4169B

secondary

#58CE6A

accent

#F55233

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140811

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4169B

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

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