#B157C2#B157C2
#B157C2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.179 H 321.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B157C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 87, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 55%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.8%, 55.2%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.90, 52.50, -40.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.90, 66.30, 322.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.75% 0.1391 -0.1124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.75% 0.179 321.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2761, 20.0599, 53.2530) |
| Luminance | 0.2006 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.91
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.57
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.79
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.74
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.42
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B157C2 #68C257
analogous
#7B57C2 #B157C2 #C2579E
triadic
#B157C2 #C2B157 #57C2B1
tetradic
#B157C2 #C27B57 #68C257 #579EC2
square
#B157C2 #C27B57 #68C257 #579EC2
split-complementary
#B157C2 #9EC257 #57C27B
monochromatic
#692A74 #913BA1 #B157C2 #C684D2 #DBB1E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#B157C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.01
#B157C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B157C2
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B157C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B157C2 | 1.00 | 4.19 | 5.01 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4375C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#617FBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B36684
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b157c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 87, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.179 321.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8ad5',
500: '#b157c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b157c2; $custom-light: #cb8ad5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b157c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 87,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.467,
"s": 46.725,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60748,
"c": 0.17879,
"h": 321.1
},
"luminance": 0.20059
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B157C2
secondary
#ABD1A4
accent
#D65167
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FA
border
#D2CBD3
text
#140C14
muted
#827D83