#B538BD#B538BD

#B538BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.219 H 325.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538BD
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(296, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(296, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.2%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.40, 65.84, -44.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.40, 79.58, 325.82°)
OKLab	oklab(57.51% 0.1799 -0.1243)
OKLCH	oklch(57.51% 0.219 325.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.6549, 16.3281, 49.7239)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538BD #40BD38

analogous

#7238BD #B538BD #BD3882

triadic

#B538BD #BDB538 #38BDB5

tetradic

#B538BD #BD7238 #40BD38 #3882BD

square

#B538BD #BD7238 #40BD38 #3882BD

split-complementary

#B538BD #82BD38 #38BD72

monochromatic

#5B1C5F #882A8E #B538BD #CA62D0 #DA91DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#B538BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#B538BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538BD

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538BD	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1567C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5476BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.219 325.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7ad1',
    500: '#b538bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538bd;
$custom-light: #cf7ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.391,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57514,
    "c": 0.21862,
    "h": 325.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538BD

secondary

#8BC987

accent

#DE4A53

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538BD

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

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