#B537AB#B537AB

#B537AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.206 H 331.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B537AB
RGB	rgb(181, 55, 171)
HSL	hsl(305, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(305, 70%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 5.5%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 63.21, -35.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 72.68, 330.43°)
OKLab	oklab(56.42% 0.1805 -0.0986)
OKLCH	oklch(56.42% 0.206 331.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.7729, 15.4986, 40.0489)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B537AB #37B541

analogous

#8037B5 #B537AB #B5376C

triadic

#B537AB #ABB537 #37ABB5

tetradic

#B537AB #B58037 #37B541 #376CB5

square

#B537AB #B58037 #37B541 #376CB5

split-complementary

#B537AB #6CB537 #37B580

monochromatic

#571A52 #86297F #B537AB #CD5CC4 #DC8BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#B537AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#B537AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B537AB

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B537AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B537AB	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E62AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D74A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC456D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b537ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 55, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.206 331.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf79c4',
    500: '#b537ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b537ab;
$custom-light: #cf79c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b537ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.762,
    "s": 53.39,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56416,
    "c": 0.20566,
    "h": 331.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B537AB

secondary

#82C687

accent

#DD574B

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B537AB

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

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