#B538AF#B538AF

#B538AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.208 H 329.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538AF
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(303, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(303, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 3.3%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, 63.50, -37.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 73.85, 329.30°)
OKLab	oklab(56.72% 0.1796 -0.1039)
OKLCH	oklch(56.72% 0.208 329.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.2079, 15.7494, 42.1034)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538AF #38B53E

analogous

#7D38B5 #B538AF #B53871

triadic

#B538AF #AFB538 #38AFB5

tetradic

#B538AF #B57D38 #38B53E #3871B5

square

#B538AF #B57D38 #38B53E #3871B5

split-complementary

#B538AF #71B538 #38B57D

monochromatic

#581B55 #862A82 #B538AF #CD5DC8 #DB8CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#B538AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#B538AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538AF

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538AF	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B64B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C75AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC476F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.208 329.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7ac7',
    500: '#b538af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538af;
$custom-light: #cf7ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.88,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56724,
    "c": 0.20754,
    "h": 329.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538AF

secondary

#83C686

accent

#DC534C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538AF

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

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