#B253C1#B253C1
#B253C1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.184 H 322.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B253C1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 83, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 47%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 57%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 57%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.27, 54.50, -40.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.27, 68.15, 323.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.3% 0.1454 -0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.184 322) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0780, 19.5032, 52.5692) |
| Luminance | 0.1950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.15
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.54
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.01
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.09
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.38
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B253C1 #62C153
analogous
#7B53C1 #B253C1 #C15399
triadic
#B253C1 #C1B253 #53C1B2
tetradic
#B253C1 #C17B53 #62C153 #5399C1
square
#B253C1 #C17B53 #62C153 #5399C1
split-complementary
#B253C1 #99C153 #53C17B
monochromatic
#672971 #90399E #B253C1 #C680D1 #DAADE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#B253C1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.90
#B253C1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B253C1
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B253C1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B253C1 | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F73C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#607EBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B46382
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b253c1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 83, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.184 322.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc88d4',
500: '#b253c1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b253c1; $custom-light: #cc88d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b253c1",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 83,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.818,
"s": 47.009,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60295,
"c": 0.18447,
"h": 322
},
"luminance": 0.19502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B253C1
secondary
#A7CFA1
accent
#D75163
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FA
border
#D2CBD3
text
#140C14
muted
#827D83