#B72CA8#B72CA8

#B72CA8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.216 H 333.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B72CA8
RGB	rgb(183, 44, 168)
HSL	hsl(306, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(306, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76%, 8.2%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 66.82, -35.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 75.80, 331.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.1929 -0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.216 333)
XYZ	xyz(27.4972, 14.6981, 38.4270)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B72CA8 #2CB73B

analogous

#812CB7 #B72CA8 #B72C63

triadic

#B72CA8 #A8B72C #2CA8B7

tetradic

#B72CA8 #B7812C #2CB73B #2C63B7

square

#B72CA8 #B7812C #2CB73B #2C63B7

split-complementary

#B72CA8 #63B72C #2CB781

monochromatic

#54144D #86207B #B72CA8 #D44CC5 #E07ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#B72CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#B72CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B72CA8

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B72CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B72CA8	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255EAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C72A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b72ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 44, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.216 333.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d175c2',
    500: '#b72ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b72ca8;
$custom-light: #d175c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b72ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 183,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.475,
    "s": 61.233,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55645,
    "c": 0.21647,
    "h": 333
  },
  "luminance": 0.14696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B72CA8

secondary

#76C87F

accent

#E45543

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140912

muted

#837B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B72CA8

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

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