#B537A3#B537A3
#B537A3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.200 H 334.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B537A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 55, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 70%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 9.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.91, 61.96, -31.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.91, 69.62, 332.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56% 0.1798 -0.0868) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.2 334.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0333, 15.2027, 36.1539) |
| Luminance | 0.1520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.14
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.40
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.14
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.22
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.13
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B537A3 #37B549
analogous
#8837B5 #B537A3 #B53764
triadic
#B537A3 #A3B537 #37A3B5
tetradic
#B537A3 #B58837 #37B549 #3764B5
square
#B537A3 #B58837 #37B549 #3764B5
split-complementary
#B537A3 #64B537 #37B588
monochromatic
#571A4E #862979 #B537A3 #CD5CBD #DC8BD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.20
#B537A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#B537A3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B537A3
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B537A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B537A3 | 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)
#3561A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6173A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD4169
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b537a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 55, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.200 334.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf79be',
500: '#b537a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b537a3; $custom-light: #cf79be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b537a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 55,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.571,
"s": 53.39,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55998,
"c": 0.19969,
"h": 334.2
},
"luminance": 0.152
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B537A3
secondary
#82C68C
accent
#DD604B
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEEF7
border
#D3C9D0
text
#140A12
muted
#837C81