#B552E2#B552E2
#B552E2 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.219 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B552E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 82, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 71%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.9%, 63.7%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.33, 62.25, -56.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.33, 84.03, 317.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.47% 0.1508 -0.1587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.47% 0.219 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7985, 21.3504, 74.1720) |
| Luminance | 0.2135 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.92
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.22
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.47
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 5.70
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 6.07
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B552E2 #7FE252
analogous
#6D52E2 #B552E2 #E252C7
triadic
#B552E2 #E2B552 #52E2B5
tetradic
#B552E2 #E26D52 #7FE252 #52C7E2
square
#B552E2 #E26D52 #7FE252 #52C7E2
split-complementary
#B552E2 #C7E252 #52E26D
monochromatic
#761B9F #9C23D3 #B552E2 #CB86EB #E2BBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#B552E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#B552E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B552E2
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B552E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B552E2 | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0B7AE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A82DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B16E93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b552e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 82, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.219 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf89ec',
500: '#b552e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b552e2; $custom-light: #cf89ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b552e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 82,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.25,
"s": 71.287,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62466,
"c": 0.21898,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.21349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B552E2
secondary
#BEE3AC
accent
#D3124F
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140C16
muted
#837D84