#B338CD#B338CD

#B338CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.231 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B338CD
RGB	rgb(179, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(290, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(290, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.03, 68.25, -52.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.03, 86.40, 322.18°)
OKLab	oklab(58.21% 0.1768 -0.1485)
OKLCH	oklch(58.21% 0.231 320)
XYZ	xyz(31.0227, 16.8214, 59.3585)
Luminance	0.1682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B338CD #52CD38

analogous

#6838CD #B338CD #CD389C

triadic

#B338CD #CDB338 #38CDB3

tetradic

#B338CD #CD6838 #52CD38 #389CCD

square

#B338CD #CD6838 #52CD38 #389CCD

split-complementary

#B338CD #9CCD38 #38CD68

monochromatic

#601C6F #8B28A0 #B338CD #C669D9 #D89AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#B338CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#B338CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B338CD

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B338CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B338CD	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4676CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B45580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b338cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.231 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7add',
    500: '#b338cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b338cd;
$custom-light: #ce7add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b338cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.53,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58206,
    "c": 0.23091,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.1682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B338CD

secondary

#9BD18F

accent

#E34560

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFB

border

#D3C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B338CD

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

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