#B438A5#B438A5

#B438A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.199 H 333.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B438A5
RGB	rgb(180, 56, 165)
HSL	hsl(307, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(307, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 8.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, 61.66, -32.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 69.87, 331.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.1779 -0.09)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.199 333.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.0282, 15.2505, 37.1101)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B438A5 #38B447

analogous

#8538B4 #B438A5 #B43867

triadic

#B438A5 #A5B438 #38A5B4

tetradic

#B438A5 #B48538 #38B447 #3867B4

square

#B438A5 #B48538 #38B447 #3867B4

split-complementary

#B438A5 #67B438 #38B485

monochromatic

#571B4F #85297A #B438A5 #CD5DBF #DB8BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#B438A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#B438A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B438A5

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B438A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B438A5	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3461A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6073A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC436A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b438a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 56, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.199 333.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce79c0',
    500: '#b438a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b438a5;
$custom-light: #ce79c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b438a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.258,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56045,
    "c": 0.19937,
    "h": 333.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B438A5

secondary

#82C58B

accent

#DC5D4C

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF7

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B438A5

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

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