#B053D2
Closest named color: Medium Orchid (#BA55D3). oklch(61% 0.2 316), rgb(176, 83, 210).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.01:1).
About this color
#B053D2 is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.200 and its hue 316°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.01:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.200) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Orchid (#BA55D3) |
| Black text | 5.01:1 |
| White text | 4.18:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B053D2 |
| RGB | rgb(176, 83, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 59%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.2 316) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #B053D2 | 4.18:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B053D2 | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc 35.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B053D2 text on white | 4.18:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B053D2 text on black | 5.01:1 | AA | Lc -33.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F9F3FC
oklch(97.1% 0.013 314.8)
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Step 100
100
#F1E4F7
oklch(93.5% 0.029 315.3)
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Step 200
200
#E8CFF2
oklch(88.6% 0.054 316.3)
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Step 300
300
#DAADEC
oklch(80.9% 0.099 316.1)
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Step 400
400
#C67FE2
oklch(70.7% 0.157 315.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B053D2
oklch(61% 0.2 316)
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Step 600
600
#A239C6
oklch(55.5% 0.217 316)
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Step 700
700
#8B29AB
oklch(49.1% 0.202 316.2)
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Step 800
800
#71258B
oklch(42.8% 0.168 316)
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Step 900
900
#5B256F
oklch(37.7% 0.13 315.7)
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Step 950
950
#361741
oklch(27.1% 0.082 316.4)
#B053D2 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #2C76D6 | 0.187 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #537ECF | 0.163 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AE698B | 0.130 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.201 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B053D2
#B053D2
oklch(61% 0.2 316)
- #4A9A00
#4A9A00
oklch(61.1% 0.182 136)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #B053D2, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #B053D2.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.019
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.052
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.056
- Pinky Purple #C94CBE ΔE 0.056
- Purpley Pink #C83CB9 ΔE 0.065
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.074
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.075
- Purply #983FB2 ΔE 0.076
Use #B053D2 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.