#B538B3#B538B3

#B538B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.211 H 328.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538B3
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 179)
HSL	hsl(301, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(301, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 1.1%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 64.15, -39.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 75.45, 328.24°)
OKLab	oklab(56.94% 0.1798 -0.1098)
OKLCH	oklch(56.94% 0.211 328.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.6066, 15.9088, 44.2031)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538B3 #38B53A

analogous

#7938B5 #B538B3 #B53875

triadic

#B538B3 #B3B538 #38B3B5

tetradic

#B538B3 #B57938 #38B53A #3875B5

square

#B538B3 #B57938 #38B53A #3875B5

split-complementary

#B538B3 #75B538 #38B579

monochromatic

#581B57 #862A85 #B538B3 #CD5DCB #DB8CDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#B538B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#B538B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538B3

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538B3	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2664B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5975B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.211 328.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7aca',
    500: '#b538b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538b3;
$custom-light: #cf7aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300.96,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56944,
    "c": 0.21066,
    "h": 328.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538B3

secondary

#83C684

accent

#DC4E4C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538B3

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

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