#B738AB#B738AB

#B738AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.206 H 332.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B738AB
RGB	rgb(183, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(306, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(306, 69%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.4%, 6.6%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 63.33, -35.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 72.42, 330.98°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% 0.1815 -0.0965)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.206 332)
XYZ	xyz(28.2933, 15.8381, 40.0871)
Luminance	0.1584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B738AB #38B744

analogous

#8438B7 #B738AB #B7386C

triadic

#B738AB #ABB738 #38ABB7

tetradic

#B738AB #B78438 #38B744 #386CB7

square

#B738AB #B78438 #38B744 #386CB7

split-complementary

#B738AB #6CB738 #38B784

monochromatic

#591B53 #882A7F #B738AB #CE5EC3 #DC8DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#B738AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#B738AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B738AB

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B738AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B738AB	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3163AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F75A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF456D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b738ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.206 332.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07ac4',
    500: '#b738ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b738ab;
$custom-light: #d07ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b738ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 183,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.669,
    "s": 53.138,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56805,
    "c": 0.20557,
    "h": 332
  },
  "luminance": 0.15836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B738AB

secondary

#84C78A

accent

#DD594B

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B738AB

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

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