#B53CB6#B53CB6
#B53CB6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.208 H 327.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B53CB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 60, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 67%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.54, 63.17, -40.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.54, 74.98, 327.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.49% 0.1757 -0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.49% 0.208 327.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1150, 16.4349, 45.8856) |
| Luminance | 0.1643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.91
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.33
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.76
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.16
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.66
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B53CB6 #3DB63C
analogous
#783CB6 #B53CB6 #B63C7A
triadic
#B53CB6 #B6B53C #3CB6B5
tetradic
#B53CB6 #B6783C #3DB63C #3C7AB6
square
#B53CB6 #B6783C #3DB63C #3C7AB6
split-complementary
#B53CB6 #7AB63C #3CB678
monochromatic
#591E5A #872D88 #B53CB6 #CB63CC #DA91DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.90
#B53CB6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#B53CB6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B53CB6
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B53CB6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B53CB6 | 1.00 | 4.90 | 4.29 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2967BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A76B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA4D74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b53cb6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 60, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.208 327.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf7ccc',
500: '#b53cb6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b53cb6; $custom-light: #cf7ccc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b53cb6",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 60,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.508,
"s": 50.413,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57489,
"c": 0.20822,
"h": 327.5
},
"luminance": 0.16433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B53CB6
secondary
#88C688
accent
#DA4E4F
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FAEEF9
border
#D3C9D2
text
#140A13
muted
#837C82