#B538AE#B538AE

#B538AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.207 H 330.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538AE
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(303, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(303, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 3.9%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 63.34, -37.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 73.45, 329.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.67% 0.1796 -0.1025)
OKLCH	oklch(56.67% 0.207 330.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.1101, 15.7102, 41.5880)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538AE #38B53F

analogous

#7E38B5 #B538AE #B53870

triadic

#B538AE #AEB538 #38AEB5

tetradic

#B538AE #B57E38 #38B53F #3870B5

square

#B538AE #B57E38 #38B53F #3870B5

split-complementary

#B538AE #70B538 #38B57E

monochromatic

#581B54 #862A81 #B538AE #CD5DC7 #DB8CD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#B538AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#B538AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538AE

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538AE	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C63B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C74AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC476F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.207 330.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7ac6',
    500: '#b538ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538ae;
$custom-light: #cf7ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.36,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5667,
    "c": 0.20677,
    "h": 330.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538AE

secondary

#83C687

accent

#DC544C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538AE

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →