#CB51CD#CB51CD
#CB51CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.211 H 327.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB51CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 81, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 55%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 60%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.06, 63.93, -41.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.06, 76.26, 326.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.98% 0.1772 -0.1149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.98% 0.211 327.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5898, 22.9916, 60.1510) |
| Luminance | 0.2299 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.09
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 2.69
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.59
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 4.06
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.94
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB51CD #53CD51
analogous
#8D51CD #CB51CD #CD5191
triadic
#CB51CD #CDCB51 #51CDCB
tetradic
#CB51CD #CD8D51 #53CD51 #5191CD
square
#CB51CD #CD8D51 #53CD51 #5191CD
split-complementary
#CB51CD #91CD51 #51CD8D
monochromatic
#7E257F #AD32AF #CB51CD #D981DB #E7B0E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#CB51CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#CB51CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB51CD
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB51CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB51CD | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#417AD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C89CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D16188
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb51cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 81, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.211 327.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de89dd',
500: '#cb51cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb51cd; $custom-light: #de89dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb51cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 81,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.032,
"s": 55.357,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63976,
"c": 0.21119,
"h": 327.1
},
"luminance": 0.22989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB51CD
secondary
#A4D7A3
accent
#DF494C
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FCF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#160C15
muted
#847D83