#B523BD#B523BD

#B523BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.239 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B523BD
RGB	rgb(181, 35, 189)
HSL	hsl(297, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(297, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.2%, 81.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 72.10, -48.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 86.72, 326.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.1972 -0.1343)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.239 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.8418, 14.7020, 49.4529)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B523BD #2BBD23

analogous

#6823BD #B523BD #BD2378

triadic

#B523BD #BDB523 #23BDB5

tetradic

#B523BD #BD6823 #2BBD23 #2378BD

square

#B523BD #BD6823 #2BBD23 #2378BD

split-complementary

#B523BD #78BD23 #23BD68

monochromatic

#521056 #841989 #B523BD #D441DC #E075E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#B523BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#B523BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B523BD

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B523BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B523BD	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A71BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b523bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 35, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.239 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d072d1',
    500: '#b523bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b523bd;
$custom-light: #d072d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b523bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.883,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55963,
    "c": 0.2386,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B523BD

secondary

#74CD6F

accent

#EC3C45

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEDF9

border

#D3C8D2

text

#140914

muted

#837B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B523BD

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

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