#B14CE9#B14CE9
#B14CE9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.232 H 310.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B14CE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 76, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 78%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 67%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24%, 67.4%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.29, 65.48, -62.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.29, 90.24, 316.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.74% 0.152 -0.1754) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.74% 0.232 310.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4211, 20.4000, 79.1467) |
| Luminance | 0.2040 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.08
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.77
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.65
Neon Purple
#BC13FE
ΔE00 5.36
Hot Purple
#CB00F5
ΔE00 5.57
Bright Purple
#BE03FD
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B14CE9 #84E94C
analogous
#634CE9 #B14CE9 #E94CD2
triadic
#B14CE9 #E9B14C #4CE9B1
tetradic
#B14CE9 #E9634C #84E94C #4CD2E9
square
#B14CE9 #E9634C #84E94C #4CD2E9
split-complementary
#B14CE9 #D2E94C #4CE963
monochromatic
#7214A6 #981BDD #B14CE9 #C983F0 #E0B9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#B14CE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.08
#B14CE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B14CE9
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B14CE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B14CE9 | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.08 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0078EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#377EE5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AA6D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b14ce9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 76, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.232 310.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd85f1',
500: '#b14ce9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b14ce9; $custom-light: #cd85f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b14ce9",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 76,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.599,
"s": 78.109,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61742,
"c": 0.2321,
"h": 310.9
},
"luminance": 0.20399
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B14CE9
secondary
#C0E6AB
accent
#DA0B55
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FAF0FD
border
#D3CBD5
text
#140C17
muted
#837D85