#B438DA#B438DA

#B438DA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.242 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B438DA
RGB	rgb(180, 56, 218)
HSL	hsl(286, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 74.3%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.00, 70.85, -58.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.00, 92.12, 320.28°)
OKLab	oklab(59.18% 0.1767 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(59.18% 0.242 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(32.8896, 17.5950, 67.9798)
Luminance	0.1759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B438DA #5EDA38

analogous

#6338DA #B438DA #DA38AF

triadic

#B438DA #DAB438 #38DAB4

tetradic

#B438DA #DA6338 #5EDA38 #38AFDA

square

#B438DA #DA6338 #5EDA38 #38AFDA

split-complementary

#B438DA #AFDA38 #38DA63

monochromatic

#671880 #9121B3 #B438DA #C76CE4 #DB9FED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#B438DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#B438DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B438DA

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B438DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B438DA	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A78D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B25B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b438da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 56, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.242 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7be6',
    500: '#b438da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b438da;
$custom-light: #cf7be6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b438da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.926,
    "s": 68.644,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59183,
    "c": 0.24224,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B438DA

secondary

#A5DA94

accent

#EB3C65

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFC

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140A16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B438DA

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

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