#B538AB#B538AB

#B538AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.204 H 331.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538AB
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(305, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(305, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 5.5%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.44, 62.85, -35.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.44, 72.27, 330.43°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.1794 -0.0981)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.204 331.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.8209, 15.5945, 40.0649)
Luminance	0.1559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538AB #38B542

analogous

#8138B5 #B538AB #B5386D

triadic

#B538AB #ABB538 #38ABB5

tetradic

#B538AB #B58138 #38B542 #386DB5

square

#B538AB #B58138 #38B542 #386DB5

split-complementary

#B538AB #6DB538 #38B581

monochromatic

#581B53 #862A7F #B538AB #CD5DC4 #DB8CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#B538AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#B538AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538AB

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538AB	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F63AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E74A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC466D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.204 331.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf79c4',
    500: '#b538ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538ab;
$custom-light: #cf79c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.8,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56509,
    "c": 0.20446,
    "h": 331.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538AB

secondary

#83C688

accent

#DC574C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538AB

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

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