#b537d2

Color #b537d2

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 3.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b537d2

RGB

rgb(181, 55, 210)

HSL

hsl(288.8, 63.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.8, 73.8%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 73.8%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(48.52, 69.91, -55.05)

LCH

lch(48.52, 88.98, 321.78)

OKLCH

oklch(58.7%, 0.2369, 319.3)

HWB

hwb(288.8, 21.6%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#54d237

Analogous

#6837d2

#b537d2

#d237a2

Triadic

#b537d2

#d2b537

#37d2b5

Split-complementary

#b537d2

#a2d237

#37d268

Tetradic

#b537d2

#d23754

#54d237

#37d2b5

Square

#b537d2

#d26837

#54d237

#37a2d2

Shades

Color #b537d2 mixed toward black.

#9a29b4

#7b2090

#5d186c

#3e1048

#1f0824

Tints

Color #b537d2 mixed toward white.

#c158da

#ce7ae1

#da9be9

#e6bcf0

#f3def8

Tones

Color #b537d2 mixed toward gray.

#ad44c5

#a551b8

#9d5eab

#956b9e

#8d7892

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.44:1

White text reads better on this background (4.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#908fbb · ΔE 24.2

Deuteranopia

#969db5 · ΔE 28.1

Tritanopia

#b1a6a1 · ΔE 36.4

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 29.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b537d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b537d2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b537d2 (#b537d2) is rgb(181, 55, 210) in RGB.

No, #b537d2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b537d2, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast