#B038BD#B038BD

#B038BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.216 H 323.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B038BD
RGB	rgb(176, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(294, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(294, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.9%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 64.74, -45.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 79.41, 324.61°)
OKLab	oklab(56.8% 0.1743 -0.1281)
OKLCH	oklch(56.8% 0.216 323.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.5032, 15.7343, 49.6699)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B038BD #45BD38

analogous

#6D38BD #B038BD #BD3888

triadic

#B038BD #BDB038 #38BDB0

tetradic

#B038BD #BD6D38 #45BD38 #3888BD

square

#B038BD #BD6D38 #45BD38 #3888BD

split-complementary

#B038BD #88BD38 #38BD6D

monochromatic

#581C5F #842A8E #B038BD #C662D0 #D791DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#B038BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#B038BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B038BD

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B038BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B038BD	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B65C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F73BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B34F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b038bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.216 323.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb7ad1',
    500: '#b038bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b038bd;
$custom-light: #cb7ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b038bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.135,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56803,
    "c": 0.21632,
    "h": 323.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B038BD

secondary

#8EC987

accent

#DE4A59

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF9

border

#D2C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B038BD

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

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