#B540CD#B540CD

#B540CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.223 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B540CD
RGB	rgb(181, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(290, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(290, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 65.71, -50.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 83.07, 322.29°)
OKLab	oklab(59.22% 0.1713 -0.1422)
OKLCH	oklch(59.22% 0.223 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(31.9076, 17.8999, 59.5201)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B540CD #58CD40

analogous

#6E40CD #B540CD #CD409F

triadic

#B540CD #CDB540 #40CDB5

tetradic

#B540CD #CD6E40 #58CD40 #409FCD

square

#B540CD #CD6E40 #58CD40 #409FCD

split-complementary

#B540CD #9FCD40 #40CD6E

monochromatic

#661E74 #902BA5 #B540CD #C871DA #DBA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#B540CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#B540CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B540CD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B540CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B540CD	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D79CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B65A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b540cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.223 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7edd',
    500: '#b540cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b540cd;
$custom-light: #cf7edd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b540cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.787,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59223,
    "c": 0.22262,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B540CD

secondary

#A0D396

accent

#E24661

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B540CD

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

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