#B252CE#B252CE
#B252CE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.198 H 318.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B252CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 82, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 56%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 60%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.6%, 60.2%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.79, 57.50, -47.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.79, 74.63, 320.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.9% 0.1473 -0.1329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.9% 0.198 318) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5164, 19.9571, 60.5198) |
| Luminance | 0.1996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.90
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.95
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.01
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.85
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.19
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B252CE #6ECE52
analogous
#7452CE #B252CE #CE52AC
triadic
#B252CE #CEB252 #52CEB2
tetradic
#B252CE #CE7452 #6ECE52 #52ACCE
square
#B252CE #CE7452 #6ECE52 #52ACCE
split-complementary
#B252CE #ACCE52 #52CE74
monochromatic
#6C2581 #9432B1 #B252CE #C782DC #DCB1E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#B252CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#B252CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B252CE
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B252CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B252CE | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3175D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#577FCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B16788
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b252ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 82, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.198 318.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc88dd',
500: '#b252ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b252ce; $custom-light: #cc88dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b252ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 82,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.452,
"s": 55.856,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60897,
"c": 0.19839,
"h": 318
},
"luminance": 0.19956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B252CE
secondary
#B0D7A4
accent
#DF496B
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FB
border
#D2CBD4
text
#140C15
muted
#827D83