#B35CA5#B35CA5
#B35CA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.145 H 333.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B35CA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 92, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(310, 36%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(310, 49%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 7.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.79, 45.22, -23.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.79, 51.11, 332.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.28% 0.1299 -0.0646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.28% 0.145 333.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2090, 19.9564, 37.9035) |
| Luminance | 0.1996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 5.32
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.91
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.59
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.70
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 6.80
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B35CA5 #5CB36A
analogous
#955CB3 #B35CA5 #B35C79
triadic
#B35CA5 #A5B35C #5CA5B3
tetradic
#B35CA5 #B3955C #5CB36A #5C79B3
square
#B35CA5 #B3955C #5CB36A #5C79B3
split-complementary
#B35CA5 #79B35C #5CB395
monochromatic
#652F5D #8F4383 #B35CA5 #C686BC #DAAFD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#B35CA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#B35CA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B35CA5
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B35CA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B35CA5 | 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)
#5B74A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7380A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA6179
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b35ca5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 92, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.145 333.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc8dc0',
500: '#b35ca5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b35ca5; $custom-light: #cc8dc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b35ca5",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 92,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.655,
"s": 36.402,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60283,
"c": 0.14502,
"h": 333.6
},
"luminance": 0.19955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B35CA5
secondary
#A3C8A9
accent
#CC6E5B
background
#FCF8FB
surface
#F9F0F7
border
#D2CBD0
text
#140C12
muted
#827D81