#B53CA3#B53CA3
#B53CA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.193 H 334.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B53CA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 60, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 9.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.58, 60.08, -30.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.58, 67.47, 332.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.48% 0.1743 -0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.48% 0.193 334.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2830, 15.7021, 36.2371) |
| Luminance | 0.1570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.16
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.49
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.78
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.85
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.93
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B53CA3 #3CB54E
analogous
#8B3CB5 #B53CA3 #B53C66
triadic
#B53CA3 #A3B53C #3CA3B5
tetradic
#B53CA3 #B58B3C #3CB54E #3C66B5
square
#B53CA3 #B58B3C #3CB54E #3C66B5
split-complementary
#B53CA3 #66B53C #3CB58B
monochromatic
#591E50 #872D7A #B53CA3 #CB63BC #DB91D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#B53CA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#B53CA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B53CA3
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B53CA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B53CA3 | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A63A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6375A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD456A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b53ca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 60, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.193 334.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7bbe',
500: '#b53ca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b53ca3; $custom-light: #ce7bbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b53ca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 60,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.926,
"s": 50.207,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56484,
"c": 0.19342,
"h": 334.3
},
"luminance": 0.157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B53CA3
secondary
#87C691
accent
#DA634E
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEEF7
border
#D3C9D0
text
#140A12
muted
#837C81