#B838AA#B838AA

#B838AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.205 H 332.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B838AA
RGB	rgb(184, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(307, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(307, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 7.6%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, 63.41, -34.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 72.12, 331.55°)
OKLab	oklab(56.9% 0.1825 -0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(56.9% 0.205 332.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.4371, 15.9233, 39.5982)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B838AA #38B846

analogous

#8638B8 #B838AA #B8386A

triadic

#B838AA #AAB838 #38AAB8

tetradic

#B838AA #B88638 #38B846 #386AB8

square

#B838AA #B88638 #38B846 #386AB8

split-complementary

#B838AA #6AB838 #38B886

monochromatic

#5A1B53 #892A7F #B838AA #CE5FC2 #DD8ED4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#B838AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#B838AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B838AA

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B838AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B838AA	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3263AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6176A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0446D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b838aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.205 332.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17ac3',
    500: '#b838aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b838aa;
$custom-light: #d17ac3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b838aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.563,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56901,
    "c": 0.20537,
    "h": 332.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B838AA

secondary

#85C78C

accent

#DD5B4B

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B838AA

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

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