#B338CB#B338CB

#B338CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.229 H 320.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B338CB
RGB	rgb(179, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(290, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(290, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.8%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.91, 67.88, -52.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.91, 85.52, 322.54°)
OKLab	oklab(58.08% 0.177 -0.1457)
OKLCH	oklch(58.08% 0.229 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(30.7828, 16.7255, 58.0952)
Luminance	0.1672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B338CB #50CB38

analogous

#6938CB #B338CB #CB3899

triadic

#B338CB #CBB338 #38CBB3

tetradic

#B338CB #CB6938 #50CB38 #3899CB

square

#B338CB #CB6938 #50CB38 #3899CB

split-complementary

#B338CB #99CB38 #38CB69

monochromatic

#5F1C6C #8A299D #B338CB #C669D8 #D899E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#B338CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#B338CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B338CB

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B338CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B338CB	1.00	4.83	4.34	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4776C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B4547F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b338cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.229 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7adb',
    500: '#b338cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b338cb;
$custom-light: #ce7adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b338cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.204,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5808,
    "c": 0.22925,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B338CB

secondary

#99D08F

accent

#E2465F

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFB

border

#D3C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B338CB

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

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