#B540BD#B540BD

#B540BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.209 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B540BD
RGB	rgb(181, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(296, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(296, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.2%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.47, 62.83, -43.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.47, 76.14, 325.61°)
OKLab	oklab(58.28% 0.1715 -0.1194)
OKLCH	oklch(58.28% 0.209 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.0741, 17.1665, 49.8637)
Luminance	0.1716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B540BD #48BD40

analogous

#7740BD #B540BD #BD4087

triadic

#B540BD #BDB540 #40BDB5

tetradic

#B540BD #BD7740 #48BD40 #4087BD

square

#B540BD #BD7740 #48BD40 #4087BD

split-complementary

#B540BD #87BD40 #40BD77

monochromatic

#5D2162 #89318F #B540BD #C76DCD #D99ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#B540BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#B540BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B540BD

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B540BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B540BD	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#276AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5878BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B95379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b540bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.209 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7ed1',
    500: '#b540bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b540bd;
$custom-light: #cf7ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b540bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.16,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5828,
    "c": 0.20898,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B540BD

secondary

#93C990

accent

#D94F58

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF9

border

#D3CAD2

text

#140B14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B540BD

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

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