#B438C0#B438C0

#B438C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.221 H 324.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B438C0
RGB	rgb(180, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(295, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(295, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.2%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.42, 66.14, -46.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.42, 80.81, 324.93°)
OKLab	oklab(57.55% 0.1787 -0.1293)
OKLCH	oklch(57.55% 0.221 324.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.7502, 16.3392, 51.4457)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B438C0 #44C038

analogous

#7038C0 #B438C0 #C03888

triadic

#B438C0 #C0B438 #38C0B4

tetradic

#B438C0 #C07038 #44C038 #3888C0

square

#B438C0 #C07038 #44C038 #3888C0

split-complementary

#B438C0 #88C038 #38C070

monochromatic

#5B1C61 #882A91 #B438C0 #C864D2 #D993DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#B438C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#B438C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B438C0

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B438C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B438C0	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A67C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5175BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B74F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b438c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.221 324.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7ad3',
    500: '#b438c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b438c0;
$custom-light: #ce7ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b438c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.706,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57548,
    "c": 0.22059,
    "h": 324.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B438C0

secondary

#8FCB89

accent

#DE4A57

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B438C0

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

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