#B536A0#B536A0
#B536A0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.199 H 335.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B536A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 54, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(310, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(310, 70%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 11.6%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.64, 61.87, -30.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.64, 68.93, 333.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.75% 0.1806 -0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.75% 0.199 335.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7207, 15.0025, 34.7394) |
| Luminance | 0.1500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.30
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.61
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.53
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.55
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 7.00
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B536A0 #36B54B
analogous
#8A36B5 #B536A0 #B53660
triadic
#B536A0 #A0B536 #36A0B5
tetradic
#B536A0 #B58A36 #36B54B #3660B5
square
#B536A0 #B58A36 #36B54B #3660B5
split-complementary
#B536A0 #60B536 #36B58A
monochromatic
#571A4D #862876 #B536A0 #CE5ABB #DC89CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#B536A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#B536A0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B536A0
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B536A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B536A0 | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3660A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#62739D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE3F67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b536a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 54, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.199 335.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf78bc',
500: '#b536a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b536a0; $custom-light: #cf78bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b536a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 54,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.921,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55753,
"c": 0.19872,
"h": 335.3
},
"luminance": 0.15
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B536A0
secondary
#81C68C
accent
#DD634A
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEEF6
border
#D3C9D0
text
#140A12
muted
#837C81