#B521BD#B521BD

#B521BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.240 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B521BD
RGB	rgb(181, 33, 189)
HSL	hsl(297, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(297, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.2%, 82.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.06, 72.56, -48.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.06, 87.24, 326.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.1985 -0.135)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.24 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.7846, 14.5876, 49.4338)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B521BD #29BD21

analogous

#6721BD #B521BD #BD2177

triadic

#B521BD #BDB521 #21BDB5

tetradic

#B521BD #BD6721 #29BD21 #2177BD

square

#B521BD #BD6721 #29BD21 #2177BD

split-complementary

#B521BD #77BD21 #21BD67

monochromatic

#510F55 #831889 #B521BD #D53EDD #E072E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#B521BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#B521BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B521BD

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B521BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B521BD	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4971BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b521bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 33, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.240 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d071d1',
    500: '#b521bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b521bd;
$custom-light: #d071d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b521bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.923,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5585,
    "c": 0.24009,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B521BD

secondary

#72CD6D

accent

#ED3B44

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEDF9

border

#D3C8D2

text

#140914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B521BD

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

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