#B438AB#B438AB

#B438AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.204 H 331.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B438AB
RGB	rgb(180, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(304, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(304, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 5%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 62.62, -35.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 72.19, 330.15°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1784 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.204 331)
XYZ	xyz(27.5872, 15.4740, 40.0540)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B438AB #38B441

analogous

#7F38B4 #B438AB #B4386D

triadic

#B438AB #ABB438 #38ABB4

tetradic

#B438AB #B47F38 #38B441 #386DB4

square

#B438AB #B47F38 #38B441 #386DB4

split-complementary

#B438AB #6DB438 #38B47F

monochromatic

#571B52 #85297F #B438AB #CD5DC4 #DB8BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#B438AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#B438AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B438AB

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B438AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B438AB	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E63AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D74A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB466D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b438ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.204 331.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce79c4',
    500: '#b438ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b438ab;
$custom-light: #ce79c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b438ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.355,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56361,
    "c": 0.20392,
    "h": 331
  },
  "luminance": 0.15472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B438AB

secondary

#82C587

accent

#DC564C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B438AB

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

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