#B4179D#B4179D

#B4179D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.224 H 335.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4179D
RGB	rgb(180, 23, 157)
HSL	hsl(309, 77%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(309, 87%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 87.2%, 12.8%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.39, 69.60, -33.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.39, 77.33, 334.16°)
OKLab	oklab(53.34% 0.2043 -0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(53.34% 0.224 335.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.2150, 12.7529, 33.0253)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4179D #17B42E

analogous

#7D17B4 #B4179D #B4174E

triadic

#B4179D #9DB417 #179DB4

tetradic

#B4179D #B47D17 #17B42E #174EB4

square

#B4179D #B47D17 #17B42E #174EB4

split-complementary

#B4179D #4EB417 #17B47D

monochromatic

#47093E #7E106E #B4179D #E325C7 #EA5BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#B4179D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#B4179D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4179D

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4179D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4179D	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1956A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586C9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE295D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4179d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 23, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.224 335.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6dba',
    500: '#b4179d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4179d;
$custom-light: #cf6dba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4179d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.79,
    "s": 77.34,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53339,
    "c": 0.22419,
    "h": 335.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4179D

secondary

#59CE6A

accent

#F45034

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEDF6

border

#D3C8D0

text

#140811

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4179D

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

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