#B540B2#B540B2
#B540B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.200 H 328.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B540B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 64, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 48%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 65%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.6%, 1.7%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.89, 60.93, -37.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.89, 71.55, 328.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.67% 0.1711 -0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.67% 0.2 328.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9250, 16.7069, 43.8121) |
| Luminance | 0.1671 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.54
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.96
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.62
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.50
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.99
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B540B2 #40B543
analogous
#7D40B5 #B540B2 #B54078
triadic
#B540B2 #B2B540 #40B2B5
tetradic
#B540B2 #B57D40 #40B543 #4078B5
square
#B540B2 #B57D40 #40B543 #4078B5
split-complementary
#B540B2 #78B540 #40B57D
monochromatic
#5B2059 #883086 #B540B2 #CA68C7 #DA96D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.84
#B540B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.34
#B540B2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B540B2
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B540B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B540B2 | 1.00 | 4.84 | 4.34 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3368B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E77AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB4F73
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b540b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 64, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.200 328.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7ec9',
500: '#b540b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b540b2; $custom-light: #ce7ec9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b540b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 64,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.538,
"s": 47.755,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57673,
"c": 0.1999,
"h": 328.8
},
"luminance": 0.16705
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B540B2
secondary
#8BC58D
accent
#D75450
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FAEFF8
border
#D3CAD1
text
#140A13
muted
#837C82