#B437B2#B437B2

#B437B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.211 H 328.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B437B2
RGB	rgb(180, 55, 178)
HSL	hsl(301, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(301, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 1.1%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 64.12, -39.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 75.40, 328.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.65% 0.1797 -0.1097)
OKLCH	oklch(56.65% 0.211 328.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.2242, 15.6521, 43.6454)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B437B2 #37B439

analogous

#7737B4 #B437B2 #B43773

triadic

#B437B2 #B2B437 #37B2B4

tetradic

#B437B2 #B47737 #37B439 #3773B4

square

#B437B2 #B47737 #37B439 #3773B4

split-complementary

#B437B2 #73B437 #37B477

monochromatic

#561A55 #852984 #B437B2 #CD5BCB #DB8ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#B437B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#B437B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B437B2

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B437B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B437B2	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2564B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5974AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b437b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 55, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.211 328.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce79c9',
    500: '#b437b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b437b2;
$custom-light: #ce79c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b437b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300.96,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56651,
    "c": 0.21053,
    "h": 328.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B437B2

secondary

#81C682

accent

#DD4E4B

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B437B2

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

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