#b53caa

Color #b53caa

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 14.87 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b53caa

RGB

rgb(181, 60, 170)

HSL

hsl(305.5, 50.2%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.5, 66.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 6.1%, 29%)

LAB

lab(46.92, 61.19, -34.31)

LCH

lch(46.92, 70.15, 330.72)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.1987, 331.71)

HWB

hwb(305.5, 23.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3cb547

Analogous

#843cb5

#b53caa

#b53c6e

Triadic

#b53caa

#aab53c

#3caab5

Split-complementary

#b53caa

#6eb53c

#3cb584

Tetradic

#b53caa

#b5473c

#3cb547

#3caab5

Square

#b53caa

#b5843c

#3cb547

#3c6eb5

Shades

Color #b53caa mixed toward black.

#97328e

#792871

#5b1e55

#3c1439

#1e0a1c

Tints

Color #b53caa mixed toward white.

#c757bd

#d278ca

#de9ad7

#e9bce5

#f4ddf2

Tones

Color #b53caa mixed toward gray.

#ab46a2

#a1509a

#975a91

#8d6489

#836f81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.19:1

White text reads better on this background (5.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919098 · ΔE 28.1

Deuteranopia

#969d94 · ΔE 41.2

Tritanopia

#b18884 · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 27.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b53caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b53caa]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b53caa (#b53caa) is rgb(181, 60, 170) in RGB.

No, #b53caa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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