#B538B4#B538B4

#B538B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.211 H 328.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538B4
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 180)
HSL	hsl(300, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(300, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 0.6%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.91, 64.32, -40.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.91, 75.86, 327.98°)
OKLab	oklab(57% 0.1798 -0.1113)
OKLCH	oklch(57% 0.211 328.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.7081, 15.9494, 44.7377)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538B4 #38B539

analogous

#7838B5 #B538B4 #B53876

triadic

#B538B4 #B4B538 #38B4B5

tetradic

#B538B4 #B57838 #38B539 #3876B5

square

#B538B4 #B57838 #38B539 #3876B5

split-complementary

#B538B4 #76B538 #38B578

monochromatic

#581B57 #862A86 #B538B4 #CD5DCC #DB8CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#B538B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#B538B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538B4

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538B4	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2565B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5975B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.211 328.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7acb',
    500: '#b538b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538b4;
$custom-light: #cf7acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300.48,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56999,
    "c": 0.21144,
    "h": 328.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538B4

secondary

#83C683

accent

#DC4D4C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538B4

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

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