#B542CB#B542CB

#B542CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.218 H 320.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B542CB
RGB	rgb(181, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(290, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(290, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.54, 64.56, -49.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.54, 81.29, 322.57°)
OKLab	oklab(59.3% 0.1693 -0.1381)
OKLCH	oklch(59.3% 0.218 320.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.7825, 18.0336, 58.2951)
Luminance	0.1803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B542CB #58CB42

analogous

#7042CB #B542CB #CB429C

triadic

#B542CB #CBB542 #42CBB5

tetradic

#B542CB #CB7042 #58CB42 #429CCB

square

#B542CB #CB7042 #58CB42 #429CCB

split-complementary

#B542CB #9CCB42 #42CB70

monochromatic

#662073 #902DA3 #B542CB #C872D8 #DBA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#B542CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#B542CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B542CB

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B542CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B542CB	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#106ECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#507AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B65A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b542cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.218 320.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7fdb',
    500: '#b542cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b542cb;
$custom-light: #cf7fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b542cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.365,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59302,
    "c": 0.21844,
    "h": 320.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B542CB

secondary

#A0D297

accent

#E04860

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B542CB

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

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