#B542C2#B542C2

#B542C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.211 H 323.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B542C2
RGB	rgb(181, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(294, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(294, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.7%, 66%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 62.92, -45.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 77.37, 324.42°)
OKLab	oklab(58.77% 0.1694 -0.1253)
OKLCH	oklch(58.77% 0.211 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(30.7410, 17.6170, 52.8097)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B542C2 #4FC242

analogous

#7542C2 #B542C2 #C2428F

triadic

#B542C2 #C2B542 #42C2B5

tetradic

#B542C2 #C27542 #4FC242 #428FC2

square

#B542C2 #C27542 #4FC242 #428FC2

split-complementary

#B542C2 #8FC242 #42C275

monochromatic

#612268 #8C3196 #B542C2 #C770D1 #D99FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#B542C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#B542C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B542C2

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B542C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B542C2	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#236CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5679BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8567D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b542c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.211 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7fd5',
    500: '#b542c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b542c2;
$custom-light: #cf7fd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b542c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.906,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58772,
    "c": 0.21066,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B542C2

secondary

#99CC94

accent

#DB4D5C

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFA

border

#D3CAD3

text

#140B14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B542C2

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

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