#B838AB#B838AB

#B838AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.206 H 332.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B838AB
RGB	rgb(184, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(306, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(306, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 7.1%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.92, 63.56, -34.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.92, 72.50, 331.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.95% 0.1826 -0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(56.95% 0.206 332.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.5321, 15.9613, 40.0983)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B838AB #38B845

analogous

#8538B8 #B838AB #B8386B

triadic

#B838AB #ABB838 #38ABB8

tetradic

#B838AB #B88538 #38B845 #386BB8

square

#B838AB #B88538 #38B845 #386BB8

split-complementary

#B838AB #6BB838 #38B885

monochromatic

#5A1B54 #892A7F #B838AB #CE5FC3 #DD8ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#B838AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#B838AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B838AB

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B838AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B838AB	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3164AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6076A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0456D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b838ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.206 332.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17ac4',
    500: '#b838ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b838ab;
$custom-light: #d17ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b838ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.094,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56953,
    "c": 0.20612,
    "h": 332.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B838AB

secondary

#85C78B

accent

#DD5A4B

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B838AB

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

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