#B170CB#B170CB
#B170CB is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.147 H 315.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B170CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 112, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 47%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 45%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 44.8%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.32, 41.35, -37.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.32, 55.58, 318.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.9% 0.1055 -0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.9% 0.147 315.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7035, 25.2482, 59.5336) |
| Luminance | 0.2525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.30
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.73
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.68
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.96
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.36
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B170CB #8ACB70
analogous
#8470CB #B170CB #CB70B8
triadic
#B170CB #CBB170 #70CBB1
tetradic
#B170CB #CB8470 #8ACB70 #70B8CB
square
#B170CB #CB8470 #8ACB70 #70B8CB
split-complementary
#B170CB #B8CB70 #70CB84
monochromatic
#74338D #9844BA #B170CB #C99DDB #E2CAEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#B170CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.05
#B170CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B170CB
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B170CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B170CB | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.05 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F86CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#718CC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B07D94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b170cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 112, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.147 315.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca9bdb',
500: '#b170cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b170cb; $custom-light: #ca9bdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b170cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 112,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.857,
"s": 46.667,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64897,
"c": 0.1473,
"h": 315.7
},
"luminance": 0.25247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B170CB
secondary
#C4DCBB
accent
#BA2C54
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83