#B437A2#B437A2
#B437A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.198 H 334.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B437A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 55, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 69%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 10%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.70, 61.57, -31.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.70, 69.16, 332.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.8% 0.1787 -0.0861) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.8% 0.198 334.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7104, 15.0466, 35.6729) |
| Luminance | 0.1504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.01
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.28
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.37
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.20
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.97
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B437A2 #37B449
analogous
#8737B4 #B437A2 #B43763
triadic
#B437A2 #A2B437 #37A2B4
tetradic
#B437A2 #B48737 #37B449 #3763B4
square
#B437A2 #B48737 #37B449 #3763B4
split-complementary
#B437A2 #63B437 #37B487
monochromatic
#561A4E #852978 #B437A2 #CD5BBD #DB8AD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.24
#B437A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.01
#B437A2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B437A2
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B437A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B437A2 | 1.00 | 5.24 | 4.01 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3560A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#60739F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC4168
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b437a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 55, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.198 334.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce79be',
500: '#b437a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b437a2; $custom-light: #ce79be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b437a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 55,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.64,
"s": 53.191,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55797,
"c": 0.19837,
"h": 334.3
},
"luminance": 0.15044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B437A2
secondary
#81C68B
accent
#DD604B
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEEF6
border
#D3C9D0
text
#140A12
muted
#837C81