#B550ED#B550ED
#B550ED is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.232 H 311.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B550ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 80, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 81%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 66%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.6%, 66.2%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.68, 65.41, -62.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.68, 90.17, 316.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.93% 0.1524 -0.1752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.93% 0.232 311) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2079, 21.6764, 82.3282) |
| Luminance | 0.2168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.85
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.44
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.46
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 5.29
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 5.51
Hot Purple
#CB00F5
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B550ED #88ED50
analogous
#6750ED #B550ED #ED50D6
triadic
#B550ED #EDB550 #50EDB5
tetradic
#B550ED #ED6750 #88ED50 #50D6ED
square
#B550ED #ED6750 #88ED50 #50D6ED
split-complementary
#B550ED #D6ED50 #50ED67
monochromatic
#7812B0 #9E19E7 #B550ED #CC87F3 #E4BFF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.94
#B550ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.34
#B550ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B550ED
5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B550ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B550ED | 1.00 | 3.94 | 5.34 | 5.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007CF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C82E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE7098
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b550ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 80, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.232 311.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf88f4',
500: '#b550ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b550ed; $custom-light: #cf88f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b550ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 80,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.599,
"s": 81.347,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62933,
"c": 0.23223,
"h": 311
},
"luminance": 0.21676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B550ED
secondary
#C4E9B0
accent
#DE0854
background
#FDF8FF
surface
#FAF0FE
border
#D3CBD6
text
#140C17
muted
#837D85