#B53BAB#B53BAB

#B53BAB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.201 H 331.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B53BAB
RGB	rgb(181, 59, 171)
HSL	hsl(305, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(305, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 5.5%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 61.73, -35.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 70.99, 330.42°)
OKLab	oklab(56.8% 0.1762 -0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(56.8% 0.201 331.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.9707, 15.8941, 40.1149)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B53BAB #3BB545

analogous

#823BB5 #B53BAB #B53B6E

triadic

#B53BAB #ABB53B #3BABB5

tetradic

#B53BAB #B5823B #3BB545 #3B6EB5

square

#B53BAB #B5823B #3BB545 #3B6EB5

split-complementary

#B53BAB #6EB53B #3BB582

monochromatic

#591D54 #872C7F #B53BAB #CC62C3 #DB90D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#B53BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#B53BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B53BAB

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B53BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B53BAB	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3364AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F75A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC486E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b53bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 59, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.201 331.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7bc4',
    500: '#b53bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b53bab;
$custom-light: #cf7bc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b53bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.918,
    "s": 50.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56796,
    "c": 0.20078,
    "h": 331.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B53BAB

secondary

#86C68B

accent

#DA594D

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B53BAB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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