#B540CC#B540CC

#B540CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.222 H 320.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B540CC
RGB	rgb(181, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(290, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(290, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.32, 65.53, -50.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.32, 82.63, 322.47°)
OKLab	oklab(59.16% 0.1714 -0.1408)
OKLCH	oklch(59.16% 0.222 320.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.7872, 17.8518, 58.8864)
Luminance	0.1785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B540CC #57CC40

analogous

#6F40CC #B540CC #CC409D

triadic

#B540CC #CCB540 #40CCB5

tetradic

#B540CC #CC6F40 #57CC40 #409DCC

square

#B540CC #CC6F40 #57CC40 #409DCC

split-complementary

#B540CC #9DCC40 #40CC6F

monochromatic

#651F73 #902CA3 #B540CC #C870D9 #DAA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#B540CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#B540CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B540CC

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B540CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B540CC	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#026DD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E79C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B65981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b540cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.222 320.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7edc',
    500: '#b540cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b540cc;
$custom-light: #cf7edc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b540cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.143,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59162,
    "c": 0.22175,
    "h": 320.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B540CC

secondary

#9FD295

accent

#E14760

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B540CC

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

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