#B540BB#B540BB

#B540BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.207 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B540BB
RGB	rgb(181, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(297, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.2%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.36, 62.48, -42.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.36, 75.29, 326.08°)
OKLab	oklab(58.17% 0.1715 -0.1165)
OKLCH	oklch(58.17% 0.207 325.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.8585, 17.0803, 48.7282)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B540BB #46BB40

analogous

#7840BB #B540BB #BB4084

triadic

#B540BB #BBB540 #40BBB5

tetradic

#B540BB #BB7840 #46BB40 #4084BB

square

#B540BB #BB7840 #46BB40 #4084BB

split-complementary

#B540BB #84BB40 #40BB78

monochromatic

#5D2160 #89308D #B540BB #C86CCD #D999DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#B540BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#B540BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B540BB

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B540BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B540BB	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2969BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5978B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B95278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b540bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.207 325.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7ed0',
    500: '#b540bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b540bb;
$custom-light: #ce7ed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b540bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.073,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58167,
    "c": 0.2073,
    "h": 325.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B540BB

secondary

#92C88F

accent

#D94F56

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF9

border

#D3CAD2

text

#140B14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B540BB

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

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