#B53C8E#B53C8E
#B53C8E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.179 H 343.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B53C8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 60, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(319, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(319, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 21.5%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.65, 56.98, -19.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.65, 60.25, 341.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.5% 0.171 -0.0523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.5% 0.179 343) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5552, 15.0109, 27.1375) |
| Luminance | 0.1501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 4.57
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.94
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 6.40
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 7.22
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 7.30
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B53C8E #3CB563
analogous
#A03CB5 #B53C8E #B53C52
triadic
#B53C8E #8EB53C #3C8EB5
tetradic
#B53C8E #B5A03C #3CB563 #3C52B5
square
#B53C8E #B5A03C #3CB563 #3C52B5
split-complementary
#B53C8E #52B53C #3CB5A0
monochromatic
#591E46 #872D6A #B53C8E #CB63AA #DB91C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.25
#B53C8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#B53C8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B53C8E
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B53C8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B53C8E | 1.00 | 5.25 | 4.00 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#475F90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B738B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C03C5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b53c8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 60, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.179 343.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf7aaf',
500: '#b53c8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b53c8e; $custom-light: #cf7aaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b53c8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 60,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 319.339,
"s": 50.207,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.555,
"c": 0.17878,
"h": 343
},
"luminance": 0.15008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B53C8E
secondary
#87C69B
accent
#DA7B4E
background
#FDF7FA
surface
#FAEEF4
border
#D3C9CE
text
#140A10
muted
#837C7F