#B537C0#B537C0

#B537C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.222 H 324.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B537C0
RGB	rgb(181, 55, 192)
HSL	hsl(295, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(295, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 71.4%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.45, 66.71, -46.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.45, 81.24, 325.19°)
OKLab	oklab(57.6% 0.1808 -0.1291)
OKLCH	oklch(57.6% 0.222 324.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.9359, 16.3638, 51.4407)
Luminance	0.1636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B537C0 #42C037

analogous

#7037C0 #B537C0 #C03787

triadic

#B537C0 #C0B537 #37C0B5

tetradic

#B537C0 #C07037 #42C037 #3787C0

square

#B537C0 #C07037 #42C037 #3787C0

split-complementary

#B537C0 #87C037 #37C070

monochromatic

#5B1C61 #882990 #B537C0 #C962D2 #D992E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#B537C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#B537C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B537C0

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B537C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B537C0	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0967C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5176BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b537c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 55, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.222 324.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7ad3',
    500: '#b537c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b537c0;
$custom-light: #cf7ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b537c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.182,
    "s": 55.466,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57601,
    "c": 0.22216,
    "h": 324.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B537C0

secondary

#8ECB88

accent

#DF4955

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B537C0

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

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