#B538A2#B538A2

#B538A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.198 H 334.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538A2
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 162)
HSL	hsl(309, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(309, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 10.5%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.99, 61.44, -31.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.99, 68.83, 333.21°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.1787 -0.0847)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.198 334.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.9921, 15.2630, 35.6999)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538A2 #38B54B

analogous

#8A38B5 #B538A2 #B53864

triadic

#B538A2 #A2B538 #38A2B5

tetradic

#B538A2 #B58A38 #38B54B #3864B5

square

#B538A2 #B58A38 #38B54B #3864B5

split-complementary

#B538A2 #64B538 #38B58A

monochromatic

#581B4E #862A78 #B538A2 #CD5DBC #DB8CCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#B538A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#B538A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538A2

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538A2	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3761A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#62749F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4268

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.198 334.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf79be',
    500: '#b538a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538a2;
$custom-light: #cf79be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.12,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56042,
    "c": 0.19774,
    "h": 334.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538A2

secondary

#83C68D

accent

#DC624C

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF6

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538A2

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

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