#B436CD#B436CD

#B436CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.233 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B436CD
RGB	rgb(180, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(290, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(290, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.2%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.94, 69.14, -53.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.94, 87.19, 322.47°)
OKLab	oklab(58.17% 0.1798 -0.1488)
OKLCH	oklch(58.17% 0.233 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(31.1597, 16.7510, 59.3378)
Luminance	0.1675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B436CD #4FCD36

analogous

#6836CD #B436CD #CD369A

triadic

#B436CD #CDB436 #36CDB4

tetradic

#B436CD #CD6836 #4FCD36 #369ACD

square

#B436CD #CD6836 #4FCD36 #369ACD

split-complementary

#B436CD #9ACD36 #36CD68

monochromatic

#601B6D #8B279E #B436CD #C667D9 #D998E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#B436CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#B436CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B436CD

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B436CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B436CD	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4576CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B5547F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b436cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.233 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7add',
    500: '#b436cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b436cd;
$custom-light: #cf7add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b436cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.066,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58172,
    "c": 0.23343,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B436CD

secondary

#99D18E

accent

#E3445F

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFB

border

#D3C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B436CD

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

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