#B838DA#B838DA

#B838DA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.244 H 318.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B838DA
RGB	rgb(184, 56, 218)
HSL	hsl(287, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 74.3%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.60, 71.62, -57.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.60, 92.08, 321.06°)
OKLab	oklab(59.72% 0.1814 -0.1627)
OKLCH	oklch(59.72% 0.244 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(33.8345, 18.0822, 68.0241)
Luminance	0.1808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B838DA #5ADA38

analogous

#6738DA #B838DA #DA38AB

triadic

#B838DA #DAB838 #38DAB8

tetradic

#B838DA #DA6738 #5ADA38 #38ABDA

square

#B838DA #DA6738 #5ADA38 #38ABDA

split-complementary

#B838DA #ABDA38 #38DA67

monochromatic

#6A1880 #9521B3 #B838DA #CA6CE4 #DD9FED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#B838DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#B838DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B838DA

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B838DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B838DA	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F7AD6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B75A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b838da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 56, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.244 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27ce6',
    500: '#b838da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b838da;
$custom-light: #d27ce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b838da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.407,
    "s": 68.644,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59723,
    "c": 0.24368,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B838DA

secondary

#A3DA94

accent

#EB3C61

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFC

border

#D3CAD5

text

#150A16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B838DA

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

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