#B550C8#B550C8
#B550C8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.197 H 321.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B550C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 80, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 60%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.5%, 60%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.53, 58.00, -44.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.53, 73.11, 322.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.69% 0.1531 -0.1239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.69% 0.197 321) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3488, 19.7328, 56.7372) |
| Luminance | 0.1973 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.29
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.71
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.17
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.46
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.74
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B550C8 #63C850
analogous
#7950C8 #B550C8 #C8509F
triadic
#B550C8 #C8B550 #50C8B5
tetradic
#B550C8 #C87950 #63C850 #509FC8
square
#B550C8 #C87950 #63C850 #509FC8
split-complementary
#B550C8 #9FC850 #50C879
monochromatic
#6B2678 #9434A6 #B550C8 #C97FD7 #DCADE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.25
#B550C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#B550C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B550C8
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B550C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B550C8 | 1.00 | 4.25 | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3674CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C7FC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B76385
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b550c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 80, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.197 321.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce87d9',
500: '#b550c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b550c8; $custom-light: #ce87d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b550c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 80,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.5,
"s": 52.174,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60691,
"c": 0.19696,
"h": 321
},
"luminance": 0.19731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B550C8
secondary
#A9D3A1
accent
#DC4C63
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FAF0FA
border
#D3CBD3
text
#140C15
muted
#837D83