#B538B8#B538B8
#B538B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.215 H 326.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B538B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 56, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 53%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 70%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.6%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.12, 64.99, -42.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.12, 77.50, 326.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.23% 0.1799 -0.1171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.23% 0.215 326.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1215, 16.1148, 46.9147) |
| Luminance | 0.1611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.35
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.50
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.59
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.89
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.38
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B538B8 #3BB838
analogous
#7538B8 #B538B8 #B8387B
triadic
#B538B8 #B8B538 #38B8B5
tetradic
#B538B8 #B87538 #3BB838 #387BB8
square
#B538B8 #B87538 #3BB838 #387BB8
split-complementary
#B538B8 #7BB838 #38B875
monochromatic
#591B5A #872A89 #B538B8 #CC5FCE #DB8EDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.97
#B538B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.22
#B538B8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B538B8
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B538B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B538B8 | 1.00 | 4.97 | 4.22 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1F66BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5775B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA4C74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b538b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.215 326.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf7ace',
500: '#b538b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b538b8; $custom-light: #cf7ace; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b538b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 56,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.594,
"s": 53.333,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57225,
"c": 0.21461,
"h": 326.9
},
"luminance": 0.16113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B538B8
secondary
#86C785
accent
#DD4B4E
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FAEEF9
border
#D3C9D2
text
#140A13
muted
#837C82