#B540A7#B540A7
#B540A7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.191 H 332.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B540A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 64, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 48%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 65%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.6%, 7.7%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.34, 59.12, -31.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.34, 67.17, 331.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.1% 0.1701 -0.0872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.1% 0.191 332.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8646, 16.2827, 38.2270) |
| Luminance | 0.1628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.28
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.13
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.48
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.11
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.94
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B540A7 #40B54E
analogous
#8840B5 #B540A7 #B5406D
triadic
#B540A7 #A7B540 #40A7B5
tetradic
#B540A7 #B58840 #40B54E #406DB5
square
#B540A7 #B58840 #40B54E #406DB5
split-complementary
#B540A7 #6DB540 #40B588
monochromatic
#5B2054 #88307D #B540A7 #CA68BE #DA96D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#B540A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#B540A7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B540A7
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B540A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B540A7 | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C66AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6376A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD4A6E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b540a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 64, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.191 332.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7dc1',
500: '#b540a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b540a7; $custom-light: #ce7dc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b540a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 64,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.179,
"s": 47.755,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.571,
"c": 0.19117,
"h": 332.8
},
"luminance": 0.16281
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B540A7
secondary
#8BC592
accent
#D76150
background
#FDF8FB
surface
#FAEFF7
border
#D3CAD0
text
#140A12
muted
#837C81