#B536A4#B536A4

#B536A4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.202 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B536A4
RGB	rgb(181, 54, 164)
HSL	hsl(308, 54%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(308, 70%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 9.4%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 62.48, -32.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 70.41, 332.54°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.181 -0.0889)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.202 333.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.0763, 15.1447, 36.6119)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B536A4 #36B547

analogous

#8636B5 #B536A4 #B53664

triadic

#B536A4 #A4B536 #36A4B5

tetradic

#B536A4 #B58636 #36B547 #3664B5

square

#B536A4 #B58636 #36B547 #3664B5

split-complementary

#B536A4 #64B536 #36B586

monochromatic

#571A4F #862879 #B536A4 #CE5ABE #DC89D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#B536A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#B536A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B536A4

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B536A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B536A4	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3361A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6073A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4169

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b536a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 54, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.202 333.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf78bf',
    500: '#b536a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b536a4;
$custom-light: #cf78bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b536a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.031,
    "s": 54.043,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55957,
    "c": 0.20162,
    "h": 333.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B536A4

secondary

#81C68A

accent

#DD5E4A

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF7

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B536A4

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

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