#B4179B#B4179B

#B4179B is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.223 H 336.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4179B
RGB	rgb(180, 23, 155)
HSL	hsl(310, 77%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(310, 87%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 87.2%, 13.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.28, 69.33, -32.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.28, 76.64, 334.77°)
OKLab	oklab(53.23% 0.2043 -0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(53.23% 0.223 336.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.0457, 12.6851, 32.1334)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4179B #17B430

analogous

#7E17B4 #B4179B #B4174D

triadic

#B4179B #9BB417 #179BB4

tetradic

#B4179B #B47E17 #17B430 #174DB4

square

#B4179B #B47E17 #17B430 #174DB4

split-complementary

#B4179B #4DB417 #17B47E

monochromatic

#47093E #7E106C #B4179B #E325C5 #EA5BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#B4179B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#B4179B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4179B

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4179B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4179B	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C559E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE275C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4179b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 23, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.223 336.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6db9',
    500: '#b4179b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4179b;
$custom-light: #cf6db9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4179b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.554,
    "s": 77.34,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53232,
    "c": 0.22291,
    "h": 336.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4179B

secondary

#59CE6C

accent

#F45234

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140811

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4179B

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

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