#B438A8#B438A8

#B438A8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.202 H 332.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B438A8
RGB	rgb(180, 56, 168)
HSL	hsl(306, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(306, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 6.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 62.14, -34.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 71.02, 331.03°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% 0.1782 -0.0944)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.202 332.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.3045, 15.3610, 38.5651)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B438A8 #38B444

analogous

#8238B4 #B438A8 #B4386A

triadic

#B438A8 #A8B438 #38A8B4

tetradic

#B438A8 #B48238 #38B444 #386AB4

square

#B438A8 #B48238 #38B444 #386AB4

split-complementary

#B438A8 #6AB438 #38B482

monochromatic

#571B51 #85297C #B438A8 #CD5DC2 #DB8BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#B438A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#B438A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B438A8

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B438A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B438A8	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)

#3162AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E73A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC456C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b438a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 56, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.202 332.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce79c2',
    500: '#b438a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b438a8;
$custom-light: #ce79c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b438a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.806,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56202,
    "c": 0.20163,
    "h": 332.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B438A8

secondary

#82C589

accent

#DC5A4C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B438A8

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

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