#B437AA#B437AA

#B437AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.204 H 331.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B437AA
RGB	rgb(180, 55, 170)
HSL	hsl(305, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(305, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 5.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.10, 62.82, -35.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.10, 72.22, 330.44°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.1793 -0.098)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.204 331.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.4442, 15.3401, 39.5379)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B437AA #37B441

analogous

#7F37B4 #B437AA #B4376B

triadic

#B437AA #AAB437 #37AAB4

tetradic

#B437AA #B47F37 #37B441 #376BB4

square

#B437AA #B47F37 #37B441 #376BB4

split-complementary

#B437AA #6BB437 #37B47F

monochromatic

#561A51 #85297E #B437AA #CD5BC4 #DB8AD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#B437AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#B437AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B437AA

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B437AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B437AA	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E62AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D73A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB456C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b437aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 55, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.204 331.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce79c3',
    500: '#b437aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b437aa;
$custom-light: #ce79c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b437aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.8,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56214,
    "c": 0.20435,
    "h": 331.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B437AA

secondary

#81C687

accent

#DD574B

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B437AA

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

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