#B538B2#B538B2

#B538B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.210 H 328.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538B2
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(301, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(301, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 1.7%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.80, 63.99, -39.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.80, 75.05, 328.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.89% 0.1798 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(56.89% 0.21 328.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.5058, 15.8685, 43.6724)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538B2 #38B53B

analogous

#7A38B5 #B538B2 #B53874

triadic

#B538B2 #B2B538 #38B2B5

tetradic

#B538B2 #B57A38 #38B53B #3874B5

square

#B538B2 #B57A38 #38B53B #3874B5

split-complementary

#B538B2 #74B538 #38B57A

monochromatic

#581B56 #862A84 #B538B2 #CD5DCA #DB8CDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#B538B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#B538B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538B2

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538B2	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2864B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A75AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.210 328.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7ac9',
    500: '#b538b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538b2;
$custom-light: #cf7ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.44,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56888,
    "c": 0.20988,
    "h": 328.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538B2

secondary

#83C685

accent

#DC4F4C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538B2

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

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