#B838C0#B838C0

#B838C0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.222 H 325.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B838C0
RGB	rgb(184, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(296, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(296, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.2%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.04, 67.00, -45.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.04, 80.94, 325.88°)
OKLab	oklab(58.12% 0.1831 -0.1262)
OKLCH	oklch(58.12% 0.222 325.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.6951, 16.8265, 51.4900)
Luminance	0.1682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B838C0 #40C038

analogous

#7438C0 #B838C0 #C03884

triadic

#B838C0 #C0B838 #38C0B8

tetradic

#B838C0 #C07438 #40C038 #3884C0

square

#B838C0 #C07438 #40C038 #3884C0

split-complementary

#B838C0 #84C038 #38C074

monochromatic

#5D1C61 #8B2A91 #B838C0 #CB64D2 #DB93DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#B838C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#B838C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B838C0

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B838C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B838C0	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1368C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5577BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC4E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b838c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.222 325.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d17bd3',
    500: '#b838c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b838c0;
$custom-light: #d17bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b838c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.471,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58117,
    "c": 0.22241,
    "h": 325.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B838C0

secondary

#8DCB89

accent

#DE4A52

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FAEEFA

border

#D3C9D3

text

#140A14

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B838C0

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

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