#B436B4#B436B4

#B436B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.213 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B436B4
RGB	rgb(180, 54, 180)
HSL	hsl(300, 54%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(300, 70%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 64.80, -40.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 76.62, 327.75°)
OKLab	oklab(56.67% 0.1807 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(56.67% 0.213 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.3794, 15.6389, 44.6950)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B436B4 #36B436

analogous

#7536B4 #B436B4 #B43675

triadic

#B436B4 #B4B436 #36B4B4

tetradic

#B436B4 #B47536 #36B436 #3675B4

square

#B436B4 #B47536 #36B436 #3675B4

split-complementary

#B436B4 #75B436 #36B475

monochromatic

#561A56 #852885 #B436B4 #CD5ACD #DC89DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#B436B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#B436B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B436B4

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B436B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B436B4	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2164B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5774B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b436b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 54, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.213 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce79cb',
    500: '#b436b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b436b4;
$custom-light: #ce79cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b436b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56673,
    "c": 0.21326,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B436B4

secondary

#80C680

accent

#DD4B4B

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B436B4

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

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