#B542CC#B542CC

#B542CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.219 H 320.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B542CC
RGB	rgb(181, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(290, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(290, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.59, 64.74, -49.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.59, 81.74, 322.38°)
OKLab	oklab(59.36% 0.1693 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(59.36% 0.219 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(31.9021, 18.0814, 58.9247)
Luminance	0.1808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B542CC #59CC42

analogous

#7042CC #B542CC #CC429E

triadic

#B542CC #CCB542 #42CCB5

tetradic

#B542CC #CC7042 #59CC42 #429ECC

square

#B542CC #CC7042 #59CC42 #429ECC

split-complementary

#B542CC #9ECC42 #42CC70

monochromatic

#661F74 #902CA4 #B542CC #C872D9 #DBA2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#B542CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#B542CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B542CC

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B542CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B542CC	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D6ED0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F7AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B65B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b542cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.219 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7fdc',
    500: '#b542cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b542cc;
$custom-light: #cf7fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b542cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59362,
    "c": 0.21931,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B542CC

secondary

#A1D397

accent

#E14761

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#140B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B542CC

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

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