#B538DF#B538DF

#B538DF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.247 H 315.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B538DF
RGB	rgb(181, 56, 223)
HSL	hsl(285, 72%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 74.9%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.47, 71.98, -60.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.47, 94.32, 319.75°)
OKLab	oklab(59.65% 0.1772 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(59.65% 0.247 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.7874, 17.9812, 71.4887)
Luminance	0.1798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B538DF #62DF38

analogous

#6238DF #B538DF #DF38B6

triadic

#B538DF #DFB538 #38DFB5

tetradic

#B538DF #DF6238 #62DF38 #38B6DF

square

#B538DF #DF6238 #62DF38 #38B6DF

split-complementary

#B538DF #B6DF38 #38DF62

monochromatic

#6A1687 #941EBC #B538DF #C96DE7 #DCA1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#B538DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#B538DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B538DF

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B538DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B538DF	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3579DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B25D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b538df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 56, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.247 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07bea',
    500: '#b538df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b538df;
$custom-light: #d07bea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b538df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.91,
    "s": 72.294,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5965,
    "c": 0.24682,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B538DF

secondary

#A8DD96

accent

#EF3967

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140A16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B538DF

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

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