#B738CD#B738CD

#B738CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.233 H 321.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B738CD
RGB	rgb(183, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(291, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(291, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.7%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.64, 69.06, -51.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.64, 86.43, 323.04°)
OKLab	oklab(58.76% 0.1814 -0.1454)
OKLCH	oklch(58.76% 0.233 321.3)
XYZ	xyz(31.9608, 17.3051, 59.4025)
Luminance	0.1730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B738CD #4ECD38

analogous

#6C38CD #B738CD #CD3898

triadic

#B738CD #CDB738 #38CDB7

tetradic

#B738CD #CD6C38 #4ECD38 #3898CD

square

#B738CD #CD6C38 #4ECD38 #3898CD

split-complementary

#B738CD #98CD38 #38CD6C

monochromatic

#631C6F #8E28A0 #B738CD #C969D9 #DA9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#B738CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#B738CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B738CD

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B738CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B738CD	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A78CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B95580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b738cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.233 321.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17bdd',
    500: '#b738cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b738cd;
$custom-light: #d17bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b738cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 183,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.141,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58759,
    "c": 0.23253,
    "h": 321.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B738CD

secondary

#99D18F

accent

#E3455C

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFB

border

#D3C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B738CD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →