#B551ED#B551ED
#B551ED is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.231 H 310.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B551ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 81, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 81%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 66%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.6%, 65.8%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.84, 64.97, -61.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.84, 89.68, 316.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.05% 0.1513 -0.1745) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.05% 0.231 310.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2817, 21.8239, 82.3528) |
| Luminance | 0.2182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.91
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.37
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.43
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 5.14
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 5.36
Hot Purple
#CB00F5
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B551ED #89ED51
analogous
#6751ED #B551ED #ED51D7
triadic
#B551ED #EDB551 #51EDB5
tetradic
#B551ED #ED6751 #89ED51 #51D7ED
square
#B551ED #ED6751 #89ED51 #51D7ED
split-complementary
#B551ED #D7ED51 #51ED67
monochromatic
#7812B1 #9D1AE7 #B551ED #CD88F3 #E4C0F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#B551ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.36
#B551ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B551ED
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B551ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B551ED | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.36 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007CF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E82E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE7199
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b551ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 81, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.231 310.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf88f4',
500: '#b551ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b551ed; $custom-light: #cf88f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b551ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 81,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.462,
"s": 81.25,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63046,
"c": 0.23097,
"h": 310.9
},
"luminance": 0.21823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B551ED
secondary
#C5E9B0
accent
#DE0855
background
#FDF8FF
surface
#FAF0FE
border
#D3CBD6
text
#140C17
muted
#837D85