#B438BE#B438BE

#B438BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.219 H 324.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B438BE
RGB	rgb(180, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(296, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(296, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, 65.79, -45.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 79.96, 325.36°)
OKLab	oklab(57.43% 0.1787 -0.1265)
OKLCH	oklch(57.43% 0.219 324.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.5301, 16.2512, 50.2866)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B438BE #42BE38

analogous

#7138BE #B438BE #BE3885

triadic

#B438BE #BEB438 #38BEB4

tetradic

#B438BE #BE7138 #42BE38 #3885BE

square

#B438BE #BE7138 #42BE38 #3885BE

split-complementary

#B438BE #85BE38 #38BE71

monochromatic

#5A1C5F #872A8F #B438BE #C962D1 #D992DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#B438BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#B438BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B438BE

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B438BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B438BE	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1167C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5275BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B84E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b438be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.219 324.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7ad2',
    500: '#b438be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b438be;
$custom-light: #ce7ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b438be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.522,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5743,
    "c": 0.21896,
    "h": 324.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B438BE

secondary

#8DCA88

accent

#DE4A55

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B438BE

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

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