#B157B3#B157B3
#B157B3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.165 H 326.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B157B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 87, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 38%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 51%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 51.4%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.17, 49.66, -32.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.17, 59.60, 326.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.97% 0.1373 -0.0906) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.97% 0.165 326.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6758, 19.4198, 44.8244) |
| Luminance | 0.1942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.35
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.11
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.52
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.04
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.51
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B157B3 #59B357
analogous
#8357B3 #B157B3 #B35787
triadic
#B157B3 #B3B157 #57B3B1
tetradic
#B157B3 #B38357 #59B357 #5787B3
square
#B157B3 #B38357 #59B357 #5787B3
split-complementary
#B157B3 #87B357 #57B383
monochromatic
#622D63 #8B408D #B157B3 #C581C6 #D8ABD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.30
#B157B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.88
#B157B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B157B3
4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B157B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B157B3 | 1.00 | 4.30 | 4.88 | 4.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D73B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#697EB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5617D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b157b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 87, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.165 326.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca8aca',
500: '#b157b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b157b3; $custom-light: #ca8aca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b157b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 87,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.696,
"s": 37.705,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59973,
"c": 0.1645,
"h": 326.6
},
"luminance": 0.19418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B157B3
secondary
#A0C79F
accent
#CE5A5D
background
#FCF8FC
surface
#F9F0F8
border
#D2CBD1
text
#140C13
muted
#827D82