#B156DD#B156DD
#B156DD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.207 H 313.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B156DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 86, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 67%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 61%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.9%, 61.1%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.19, 58.45, -53.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.19, 79.48, 317.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.16% 0.1414 -0.1513) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.16% 0.207 313.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5081, 21.2241, 70.6714) |
| Luminance | 0.2122 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.69
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.18
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 4.51
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.64
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.10
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B156DD #82DD56
analogous
#6D56DD #B156DD #DD56C6
triadic
#B156DD #DDB156 #56DDB1
tetradic
#B156DD #DD6D56 #82DD56 #56C6DD
square
#B156DD #DD6D56 #82DD56 #56C6DD
split-complementary
#B156DD #C6DD56 #56DD6D
monochromatic
#721F9A #9729CD #B156DD #C989E7 #E0BCF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#B156DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#B156DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B156DD
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B156DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B156DD | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#237AE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E81DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD6F92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b156dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 86, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.207 313.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc8be8',
500: '#b156dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b156dd; $custom-light: #cc8be8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b156dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 86,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.444,
"s": 66.502,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62163,
"c": 0.20711,
"h": 313.1
},
"luminance": 0.21223
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B156DD
secondary
#BEE1AE
accent
#CE1753
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F9F0FD
border
#D2CBD5
text
#140C16
muted
#827D84