#B536A5#B536A5

#B536A5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.202 H 333.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B536A5
RGB	rgb(181, 54, 165)
HSL	hsl(308, 54%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(308, 70%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 8.8%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 62.63, -32.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 70.79, 332.23°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.1811 -0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.202 333.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.1669, 15.1810, 37.0894)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B536A5 #36B546

analogous

#8536B5 #B536A5 #B53665

triadic

#B536A5 #A5B536 #36A5B5

tetradic

#B536A5 #B58536 #36B546 #3665B5

square

#B536A5 #B58536 #36B546 #3665B5

split-complementary

#B536A5 #65B536 #36B585

monochromatic

#571A4F #86287A #B536A5 #CE5ABF #DC89D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#B536A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#B536A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B536A5

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B536A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B536A5	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3261A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6073A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4169

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b536a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 54, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.202 333.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf78c0',
    500: '#b536a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b536a5;
$custom-light: #cf78c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b536a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.559,
    "s": 54.043,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56009,
    "c": 0.20236,
    "h": 333.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B536A5

secondary

#81C689

accent

#DD5D4A

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF7

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B536A5

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

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