#B550D0#B550D0

#B550D0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.204 H 318.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B550D0
RGB	rgb(181, 80, 208)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(287, 62%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 61.5%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.97, 59.54, -48.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.97, 76.73, 320.90°)
OKLab	oklab(61.15% 0.1534 -0.1352)
OKLCH	oklch(61.15% 0.204 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(33.3084, 20.1166, 61.7906)
Luminance	0.2011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B550D0 #6BD050

analogous

#7550D0 #B550D0 #D050AB

triadic

#B550D0 #D0B550 #50D0B5

tetradic

#B550D0 #D07550 #6BD050 #50ABD0

square

#B550D0 #D07550 #6BD050 #50ABD0

split-complementary

#B550D0 #ABD050 #50D075

monochromatic

#6E2383 #9730B3 #B550D0 #C980DD #DEB0EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#B550D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#B550D0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B550D0

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B550D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B550D0	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C75D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#577FCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B56689

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b550d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 80, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.204 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce87df',
    500: '#b550d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b550d0;
$custom-light: #ce87df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b550d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.344,
    "s": 57.658,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61148,
    "c": 0.20446,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B550D0

secondary

#AFD8A4

accent

#E14767

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAF0FB

border

#D3CBD4

text

#140C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B550D0

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

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