#B550E5#B550E5
#B550E5 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.225 H 312.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B550E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 80, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 74%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 65%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21%, 65.1%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.19, 63.75, -58.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.19, 86.43, 317.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.42% 0.1529 -0.1644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.42% 0.225 312.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0651, 21.2192, 76.3094) |
| Luminance | 0.2122 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.95
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.42
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.22
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 5.75
Hot Purple
#CB00F5
ΔE00 6.01
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B550E5 #80E550
analogous
#6A50E5 #B550E5 #E550CA
triadic
#B550E5 #E5B550 #50E5B5
tetradic
#B550E5 #E56A50 #80E550 #50CAE5
square
#B550E5 #E56A50 #80E550 #50CAE5
split-complementary
#B550E5 #CAE550 #50E56A
monochromatic
#7618A2 #9D20D8 #B550E5 #CC85ED #E2BBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#B550E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#B550E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B550E5
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B550E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B550E5 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007AE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4581E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B06D94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b550e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 80, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.225 312.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf88ee',
500: '#b550e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b550e5; $custom-light: #cf88ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b550e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 80,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.671,
"s": 74.129,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62421,
"c": 0.22451,
"h": 312.9
},
"luminance": 0.21218
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B550E5
secondary
#BEE5AC
accent
#D60F4F
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140C16
muted
#837D84