#B15BD2#B15BD2
#B15BD2 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.189 H 315.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B15BD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 91, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 57%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 57%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.7%, 56.7%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.47, 53.74, -47.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.47, 71.51, 318.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.17% 0.1349 -0.1318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.17% 0.189 315.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5036, 21.4835, 63.3421) |
| Luminance | 0.2148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.80
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.62
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.96
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.19
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.38
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B15BD2 #7CD25B
analogous
#765BD2 #B15BD2 #D25BB8
triadic
#B15BD2 #D2B15B #5BD2B1
tetradic
#B15BD2 #D2765B #7CD25B #5BB8D2
square
#B15BD2 #D2765B #7CD25B #5BB8D2
split-complementary
#B15BD2 #B8D25B #5BD276
monochromatic
#70268C #9634BC #B15BD2 #C88BDF #DFBBEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#B15BD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.30
#B15BD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B15BD2
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B15BD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B15BD2 | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.30 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C7BD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B82CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF6F8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b15bd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 91, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.189 315.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8de0',
500: '#b15bd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b15bd2; $custom-light: #cb8de0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b15bd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 91,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.361,
"s": 56.938,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62169,
"c": 0.18865,
"h": 315.7
},
"luminance": 0.21482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B15BD2
secondary
#BADCAD
accent
#E04872
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F9F0FB
border
#D2CBD4
text
#140C15
muted
#827D83