#B738AA#B738AA

#B738AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.205 H 332.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B738AA
RGB	rgb(183, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(306, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(306, 69%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 7.1%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 63.17, -34.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 72.04, 331.27°)
OKLab	oklab(56.75% 0.1814 -0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(56.75% 0.205 332.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.1984, 15.8002, 39.5870)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B738AA #38B745

analogous

#8538B7 #B738AA #B7386B

triadic

#B738AA #AAB738 #38AAB7

tetradic

#B738AA #B78538 #38B745 #386BB7

square

#B738AA #B78538 #38B745 #386BB7

split-complementary

#B738AA #6BB738 #38B785

monochromatic

#591B53 #882A7E #B738AA #CE5EC2 #DC8DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#B738AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#B738AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B738AA

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B738AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B738AA	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3263AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6075A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF456D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b738aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.205 332.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07ac3',
    500: '#b738aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b738aa;
$custom-light: #d07ac3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b738aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 183,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.142,
    "s": 53.138,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56752,
    "c": 0.20482,
    "h": 332.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B738AA

secondary

#84C78B

accent

#DD5A4B

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B738AA

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

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