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#B53FCA Color

#B53FCA is rgb(181, 63, 202) in RGB, hsl(291, 57%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 69%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B53FCA
HEX#B53FCA
RGBrgb(181, 63, 202)
HSLhsl(291, 57%, 52%)
HSVhsv(291, 69%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 69%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(58.9% 0.221 321.2)
LABlab(48.79% 61.45 -49.61)
LCHlch(48.79% 78.98 321.08)

What #B53FCA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B53FCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.19Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.35Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.62Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.96Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.31Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 17.3

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#B53FCA Channel Values

How #B53FCA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 181 · G 63 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 57% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 69% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.64:1 vs white · 4.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B53FCA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B53FCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B53FCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B53FCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B53FCA
Complementary
#54CA3F
Analogous
#703FCA
Analogous
#CA3F9A
Triadic
#CAB53F
Triadic
#3FCAB5
Split comp.
#9ACA3F
Split comp.
#3FCA70

Tints & Shades of #B53FCA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C05BD2
#C973D9
#D48FE0
#DDA7E7
#E8C3EF
#F1DBF5

Shades

#A131B4
#882A98
#6F227C
#591B64
#401448
#270C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B53FCA.

How #B53FCA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B53FCA
Protanopia#6161CA
Protanomaly#8B55CA
Deuteranopia#7777C8
Deuteranomaly#9466C9
Tritanopia#A86060
Tritanomaly#AE5596
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B53FCA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b53fca: #B53FCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B53FCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b53fca': '#B53FCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.247, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_b53fca">#B53FCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B53FCA"

More Pink Colors

#B53FCA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B53FCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B53FCA?

#B53FCA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(181, 63, 202) in RGB and hsl(291, 57%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #B53FCA?

#B53FCA is rgb(181, 63, 202) — red 181, green 63, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B53FCA?

#B53FCA converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 69%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B53FCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B53FCA scores 4.64:1 against white and 4.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B53FCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B53FCA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 8.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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