#B538A4#B538A4

#B538A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.199 H 333.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538A4
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 164)
HSL	hsl(308, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(308, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 9.4%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 61.75, -32.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 69.58, 332.56°)
OKLab	oklab(56.14% 0.1789 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(56.14% 0.199 333.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.1713, 15.3347, 36.6436)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538A4 #38B549

analogous

#8838B5 #B538A4 #B53866

triadic

#B538A4 #A4B538 #38A4B5

tetradic

#B538A4 #B58838 #38B549 #3866B5

square

#B538A4 #B58838 #38B549 #3866B5

split-complementary

#B538A4 #66B538 #38B588

monochromatic

#581B4F #862A7A #B538A4 #CD5DBE #DB8CD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#B538A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#B538A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538A4

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538A4	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3562A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6174A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4369

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.199 333.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf79bf',
    500: '#b538a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538a4;
$custom-light: #cf79bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.16,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56143,
    "c": 0.19921,
    "h": 333.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538A4

secondary

#83C68C

accent

#DC5F4C

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF7

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538A4

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

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