#B53CA6#B53CA6
#B53CA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.196 H 333.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B53CA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 60, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 8.3%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.73, 60.55, -32.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.73, 68.61, 331.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.64% 0.1746 -0.0883) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.64% 0.196 333.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5550, 15.8108, 37.6695) |
| Luminance | 0.1581 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.10
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.33
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.47
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.46
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.67
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B53CA6 #3CB54B
analogous
#883CB5 #B53CA6 #B53C6A
triadic
#B53CA6 #A6B53C #3CA6B5
tetradic
#B53CA6 #B5883C #3CB54B #3C6AB5
square
#B53CA6 #B5883C #3CB54B #3C6AB5
split-complementary
#B53CA6 #6AB53C #3CB588
monochromatic
#591E52 #872D7C #B53CA6 #CB63BE #DB91D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#B53CA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.16
#B53CA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B53CA6
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B53CA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B53CA6 | 1.00 | 5.05 | 4.16 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3864A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6275A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD466C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b53ca6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 60, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.196 333.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7bc1',
500: '#b53ca6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b53ca6; $custom-light: #ce7bc1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b53ca6",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 60,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.438,
"s": 50.207,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56636,
"c": 0.19568,
"h": 333.2
},
"luminance": 0.15809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B53CA6
secondary
#87C68F
accent
#DA5F4E
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEEF7
border
#D3C9D0
text
#140A12
muted
#837C81