#B538AD#B538AD

#B538AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.206 H 330.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538AD
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(304, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(304, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 4.4%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 63.17, -36.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 73.05, 329.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.1795 -0.101)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.206 330.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.0130, 15.6714, 41.0765)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538AD #38B540

analogous

#7F38B5 #B538AD #B5386F

triadic

#B538AD #ADB538 #38ADB5

tetradic

#B538AD #B57F38 #38B540 #386FB5

square

#B538AD #B57F38 #38B540 #386FB5

split-complementary

#B538AD #6FB538 #38B57F

monochromatic

#581B54 #862A80 #B538AD #CD5DC6 #DB8CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#B538AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#B538AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538AD

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538AD	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D63B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D74AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC476E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.206 330.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7ac6',
    500: '#b538ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538ad;
$custom-light: #cf7ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.84,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56616,
    "c": 0.206,
    "h": 330.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538AD

secondary

#83C687

accent

#DC554C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538AD

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

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