#B251D2#B251D2
#B251D2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.204 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B251D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 81, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 59%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 61%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.2%, 61.4%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.84, 58.76, -49.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.84, 77.00, 319.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.01% 0.1486 -0.1393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.01% 0.204 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9337, 20.0042, 63.0867) |
| Luminance | 0.2000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.02
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.40
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.19
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 6.29
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.30
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B251D2 #71D251
analogous
#7251D2 #B251D2 #D251B2
triadic
#B251D2 #D2B251 #51D2B2
tetradic
#B251D2 #D27251 #71D251 #51B2D2
square
#B251D2 #D27251 #71D251 #51B2D2
split-complementary
#B251D2 #B2D251 #51D272
monochromatic
#6D2386 #952FB7 #B251D2 #C882DF #DDB2EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#B251D2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#B251D2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B251D2
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B251D2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B251D2 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2976D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#537FCF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1678A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b251d2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 81, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.204 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc87e0',
500: '#b251d2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b251d2; $custom-light: #cc87e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b251d2",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 81,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.116,
"s": 58.904,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61007,
"c": 0.20368,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.20003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B251D2
secondary
#B2DAA5
accent
#E2466C
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FB
border
#D2CBD4
text
#140C15
muted
#827D83