#B538CD#B538CD

#B538CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.232 H 320.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538CD
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(290, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(290, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.34, 68.66, -52.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.34, 86.41, 322.61°)
OKLab	oklab(58.48% 0.1792 -0.147)
OKLCH	oklch(58.48% 0.232 320.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.4884, 17.0615, 59.3804)
Luminance	0.1706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538CD #50CD38

analogous

#6A38CD #B538CD #CD389A

triadic

#B538CD #CDB538 #38CDB5

tetradic

#B538CD #CD6A38 #50CD38 #389ACD

square

#B538CD #CD6A38 #50CD38 #389ACD

split-complementary

#B538CD #9ACD38 #38CD6A

monochromatic

#611C6F #8C28A0 #B538CD #C769D9 #D99AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#B538CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#B538CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B538CD

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B538CD	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4877CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B65580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.232 320.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7bdd',
    500: '#b538cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538cd;
$custom-light: #cf7bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.336,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58482,
    "c": 0.23172,
    "h": 320.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538CD

secondary

#9AD18F

accent

#E3455E

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFB

border

#D3C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538CD

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

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