#B33CA3#B33CA3
#B33CA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.192 H 333.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B33CA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 60, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 8.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.26, 59.58, -31.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.26, 67.26, 332.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.19% 0.1722 -0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.19% 0.192 333.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8173, 15.4619, 36.2153) |
| Luminance | 0.1546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.77
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.08
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.04
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.54
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.00
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B33CA3 #3CB34C
analogous
#883CB3 #B33CA3 #B33C68
triadic
#B33CA3 #A3B33C #3CA3B3
tetradic
#B33CA3 #B3883C #3CB34C #3C68B3
square
#B33CA3 #B3883C #3CB34C #3C68B3
split-complementary
#B33CA3 #68B33C #3CB388
monochromatic
#571D50 #852D79 #B33CA3 #CA62BC #DA90D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#B33CA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#B33CA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B33CA3
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B33CA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B33CA3 | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.09 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3963A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6274A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB466A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b33ca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 60, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.192 333.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd7bbe',
500: '#b33ca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b33ca3; $custom-light: #cd7bbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b33ca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 60,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.067,
"s": 49.791,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56189,
"c": 0.19221,
"h": 333.6
},
"luminance": 0.1546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B33CA3
secondary
#86C58F
accent
#D9614E
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEEF7
border
#D3C9D0
text
#140A12
muted
#837C81