#B538BE#B538BE

#B538BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.219 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538BE
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(296, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(296, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.46, 66.01, -45.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.46, 80.00, 325.60°)
OKLab	oklab(57.57% 0.1798 -0.1257)
OKLCH	oklch(57.57% 0.219 325)
XYZ	xyz(29.7638, 16.3717, 50.2976)
Luminance	0.1637 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538BE #41BE38

analogous

#7238BE #B538BE #BE3884

triadic

#B538BE #BEB538 #38BEB5

tetradic

#B538BE #BE7238 #41BE38 #3884BE

square

#B538BE #BE7238 #41BE38 #3884BE

split-complementary

#B538BE #84BE38 #38BE72

monochromatic

#5B1C5F #882A8F #B538BE #C962D1 #DA92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#B538BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#B538BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538BE

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538BE	1.00	4.91	4.27	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1367C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5376BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.219 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7ad2',
    500: '#b538be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538be;
$custom-light: #cf7ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.97,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57572,
    "c": 0.21942,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.1637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538BE

secondary

#8CCA88

accent

#DE4A54

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538BE

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

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