#B53EA3#B53EA3
#B53EA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.191 H 334.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B53EA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 62, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 49%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 66%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.7%, 9.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.86, 59.29, -30.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.86, 66.57, 332.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.69% 0.172 -0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.69% 0.191 334.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3897, 15.9156, 36.2727) |
| Luminance | 0.1591 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.24
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.58
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.67
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.71
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 7.13
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B53EA3 #3EB550
analogous
#8C3EB5 #B53EA3 #B53E67
triadic
#B53EA3 #A3B53E #3EA3B5
tetradic
#B53EA3 #B58C3E #3EB550 #3E67B5
square
#B53EA3 #B58C3E #3EB550 #3E67B5
split-complementary
#B53EA3 #67B53E #3EB58C
monochromatic
#5A1F51 #872E7A #B53EA3 #CA66BB #DA93CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.02
#B53EA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#B53EA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B53EA3
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B53EA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B53EA3 | 1.00 | 5.02 | 4.18 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D64A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6475A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD476B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b53ea3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 62, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.191 334.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7cbe',
500: '#b53ea3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b53ea3; $custom-light: #ce7cbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b53ea3",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 62,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.076,
"s": 48.971,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56689,
"c": 0.1908,
"h": 334.4
},
"luminance": 0.15913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B53EA3
secondary
#89C592
accent
#D9644F
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FAEEF7
border
#D3C9D0
text
#140A12
muted
#837C81