Palettes / Colors / #B253EA

#B253EA — Vivid Purple

#B253EA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #B253EA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B253EA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8AEA53; it also sits naturally between #6753EA and #EA53D6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 33% · Blue 92%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 65% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B253EA

.text { color: #B253EA; }
.background { background-color: #B253EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B253EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 83, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 78%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B253EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 83, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B253EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 83, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B253EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B253EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8AEA53:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B253EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B253EA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B253EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B253EA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B253E9  ·  #B253EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B253EA?

#B253EA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 178, 83, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B253EA?

#B253EA is RGB 178, 83, 234 — HSL 278°, 78%, 62% — CMYK 24%, 65%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #B253EA?

Its complement is #8AEA53; analogous partners are #6753EA and #EA53D6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B253EA for text?

Black text on #B253EA has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.95:1.