#B437B4#B437B4

#B437B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.212 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B437B4
RGB	rgb(180, 55, 180)
HSL	hsl(300, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(300, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 64.45, -40.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 76.22, 327.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.76% 0.1797 -0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(56.76% 0.212 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.4264, 15.7330, 44.7107)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B437B4 #37B437

analogous

#7537B4 #B437B4 #B43775

triadic

#B437B4 #B4B437 #37B4B4

tetradic

#B437B4 #B47537 #37B437 #3775B4

square

#B437B4 #B47537 #37B437 #3775B4

split-complementary

#B437B4 #75B437 #37B475

monochromatic

#561A56 #852985 #B437B4 #CD5BCD #DB8ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#B437B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#B437B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B437B4

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B437B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B437B4	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2264B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5874B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b437b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 55, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.212 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce79cb',
    500: '#b437b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b437b4;
$custom-light: #ce79cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b437b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56763,
    "c": 0.21211,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B437B4

secondary

#81C681

accent

#DD4B4B

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B437B4

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

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