#B438BD#B438BD

#B438BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.218 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B438BD
RGB	rgb(180, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(296, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(296, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, 65.62, -44.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 79.54, 325.58°)
OKLab	oklab(57.37% 0.1788 -0.125)
OKLCH	oklch(57.37% 0.218 325)
XYZ	xyz(29.4212, 16.2076, 49.7130)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B438BD #41BD38

analogous

#7138BD #B438BD #BD3883

triadic

#B438BD #BDB438 #38BDB4

tetradic

#B438BD #BD7138 #41BD38 #3883BD

square

#B438BD #BD7138 #41BD38 #3883BD

split-complementary

#B438BD #83BD38 #38BD71

monochromatic

#5A1C5F #872A8E #B438BD #C962D0 #D991DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#B438BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#B438BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B438BD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B438BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B438BD	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1466C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5375BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B84E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b438bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.218 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7ad1',
    500: '#b438bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b438bd;
$custom-light: #ce7ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b438bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.94,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57371,
    "c": 0.21815,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.16206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B438BD

secondary

#8CC987

accent

#DE4A54

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B438BD

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

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