#B038B8#B038B8

#B038B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.212 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B038B8
RGB	rgb(176, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(296, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(296, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, 63.87, -43.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 77.29, 325.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.1744 -0.121)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.212 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.9698, 15.5209, 46.8607)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B038B8 #40B838

analogous

#7038B8 #B038B8 #B83880

triadic

#B038B8 #B8B038 #38B8B0

tetradic

#B038B8 #B87038 #40B838 #3880B8

square

#B038B8 #B87038 #40B838 #3880B8

split-complementary

#B038B8 #80B838 #38B870

monochromatic

#561B5A #832A89 #B038B8 #C75FCE #D88EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#B038B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#B038B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B038B8

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B038B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B038B8	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1964BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5273B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B44D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b038b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.212 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb79ce',
    500: '#b038b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b038b8;
$custom-light: #cb79ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b038b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.25,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56508,
    "c": 0.2122,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B038B8

secondary

#89C785

accent

#DD4B54

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A13

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B038B8

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

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