#B252D9#B252D9
#B252D9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.209 H 314.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B252D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 82, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 64%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 62%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 62.2%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.41, 59.72, -52.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.41, 79.74, 318.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.55% 0.1474 -0.1483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.55% 0.209 314.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8997, 20.5104, 67.8054) |
| Luminance | 0.2051 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.32
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.51
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.34
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.57
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 6.46
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B252D9 #79D952
analogous
#6E52D9 #B252D9 #D952BC
triadic
#B252D9 #D9B252 #52D9B2
tetradic
#B252D9 #D96E52 #79D952 #52BCD9
square
#B252D9 #D96E52 #79D952 #52BCD9
split-complementary
#B252D9 #BCD952 #52D96E
monochromatic
#702091 #972BC3 #B252D9 #C884E4 #DFB6EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#B252D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#B252D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B252D9
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B252D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B252D9 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2078DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F80D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF6B8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b252d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 82, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.209 314.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc88e5',
500: '#b252d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b252d9; $custom-light: #cc88e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b252d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 82,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.667,
"s": 63.981,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61547,
"c": 0.20909,
"h": 314.8
},
"luminance": 0.20509
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B252D9
secondary
#B8DEA9
accent
#E74171
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F9F0FC
border
#D2CBD5
text
#140C16
muted
#827D84