#B4179A#B4179A

#B4179A is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.222 H 336.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4179A
RGB	rgb(180, 23, 154)
HSL	hsl(310, 77%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(310, 87%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 87.2%, 14.4%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 69.19, -32.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 76.29, 335.08°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% 0.2042 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.222 336.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.9621, 12.6517, 31.6930)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4179A #17B431

analogous

#7F17B4 #B4179A #B4174C

triadic

#B4179A #9AB417 #179AB4

tetradic

#B4179A #B47F17 #17B431 #174CB4

square

#B4179A #B47F17 #17B431 #174CB4

split-complementary

#B4179A #4CB417 #17B47F

monochromatic

#47093D #7E106C #B4179A #E325C4 #EA5BD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#B4179A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#B4179A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4179A

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4179A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4179A	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)

#1D559D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE275C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4179a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 23, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.222 336.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6db8',
    500: '#b4179a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4179a;
$custom-light: #cf6db8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4179a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.936,
    "s": 77.34,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53178,
    "c": 0.22227,
    "h": 336.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4179A

secondary

#59CE6C

accent

#F45434

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140811

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4179A

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

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