#B738BF#B738BF

#B738BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.221 H 325.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B738BF
RGB	rgb(183, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(296, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(296, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.2%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, 66.62, -45.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 80.49, 325.86°)
OKLab	oklab(57.92% 0.182 -0.1256)
OKLCH	oklch(57.92% 0.221 325.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.3459, 16.6592, 50.8973)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B738BF #40BF38

analogous

#7338BF #B738BF #BF3884

triadic

#B738BF #BFB738 #38BFB7

tetradic

#B738BF #BF7338 #40BF38 #3884BF

square

#B738BF #BF7338 #40BF38 #3884BF

split-complementary

#B738BF #84BF38 #38BF73

monochromatic

#5C1C60 #8A2A90 #B738BF #CB63D1 #DB92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#B738BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#B738BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B738BF

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B738BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B738BF	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1467C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5477BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b738bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.221 325.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07ad3',
    500: '#b738bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b738bf;
$custom-light: #d07ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b738bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 183,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.444,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57916,
    "c": 0.22115,
    "h": 325.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B738BF

secondary

#8DCA89

accent

#DE4A53

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B738BF

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

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