#B53CA5#B53CA5

#B53CA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.195 H 333.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B53CA5
RGB	rgb(181, 60, 165)
HSL	hsl(308, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(308, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 8.8%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 60.40, -31.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 68.23, 332.28°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% 0.1745 -0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.195 333.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.4636, 15.7743, 37.1883)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B53CA5 #3CB54C

analogous

#893CB5 #B53CA5 #B53C69

triadic

#B53CA5 #A5B53C #3CA5B5

tetradic

#B53CA5 #B5893C #3CB54C #3C69B5

square

#B53CA5 #B5893C #3CB54C #3C69B5

split-complementary

#B53CA5 #69B53C #3CB589

monochromatic

#591E51 #872D7B #B53CA5 #CB63BD #DB91D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#B53CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#B53CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B53CA5

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B53CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B53CA5	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3963A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6275A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD466B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b53ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 60, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.195 333.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7bc0',
    500: '#b53ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b53ca5;
$custom-light: #ce7bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b53ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.934,
    "s": 50.207,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56585,
    "c": 0.19492,
    "h": 333.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B53CA5

secondary

#87C68F

accent

#DA614E

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF7

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B53CA5

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →