#B538B0#B538B0

#B538B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.208 H 329.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538B0
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 176)
HSL	hsl(302, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(302, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 2.8%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 63.66, -38.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 74.25, 329.03°)
OKLab	oklab(56.78% 0.1797 -0.1054)
OKLCH	oklch(56.78% 0.208 329.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.3065, 15.7888, 42.6225)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538B0 #38B53D

analogous

#7C38B5 #B538B0 #B53872

triadic

#B538B0 #B0B538 #38B0B5

tetradic

#B538B0 #B57C38 #38B53D #3872B5

square

#B538B0 #B57C38 #38B53D #3872B5

split-complementary

#B538B0 #72B538 #38B57C

monochromatic

#581B55 #862A83 #B538B0 #CD5DC8 #DB8CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#B538B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#B538B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538B0

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538B0	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A64B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B75AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.208 329.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7ac8',
    500: '#b538b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538b0;
$custom-light: #cf7ac8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.4,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56778,
    "c": 0.20831,
    "h": 329.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538B0

secondary

#83C686

accent

#DC514C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538B0

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

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