#B538B5#B538B5

#B538B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.212 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538B5
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 181)
HSL	hsl(300, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(300, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 64.48, -40.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 76.27, 327.73°)
OKLab	oklab(57.06% 0.1798 -0.1127)
OKLCH	oklch(57.06% 0.212 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.8103, 15.9903, 45.2761)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538B5 #38B538

analogous

#7738B5 #B538B5 #B53877

triadic

#B538B5 #B5B538 #38B5B5

tetradic

#B538B5 #B57738 #38B538 #3877B5

square

#B538B5 #B57738 #38B538 #3877B5

split-complementary

#B538B5 #77B538 #38B577

monochromatic

#581B58 #862A86 #B538B5 #CD5DCD #DB8CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#B538B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#B538B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538B5

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538B5	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2465B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5875B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.212 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7acb',
    500: '#b538b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538b5;
$custom-light: #cf7acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 52.743,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57055,
    "c": 0.21223,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538B5

secondary

#83C683

accent

#DC4C4C

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538B5

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

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