#B172BB#B172BB
#B172BB is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.126 H 321.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B172BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 114, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 35%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 39%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.3%, 39%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.05, 36.98, -28.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.05, 46.65, 322.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.46% 0.0994 -0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.46% 0.126 321.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1174, 24.9708, 50.0794) |
| Luminance | 0.2497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.42
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.21
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.54
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.48
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.61
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B172BB #7CBB72
analogous
#8D72BB #B172BB #BB72A1
triadic
#B172BB #BBB172 #72BBB1
tetradic
#B172BB #BB8D72 #7CBB72 #72A1BB
square
#B172BB #BB8D72 #7CBB72 #72A1BB
split-complementary
#B172BB #A1BB72 #72BB8D
monochromatic
#703A78 #964EA2 #B172BB #C89BCF #DFC5E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#B172BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#B172BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B172BB
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B172BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B172BB | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6984BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A8BB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B37A8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b172bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 114, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.126 321.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c99ccf',
500: '#b172bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b172bb; $custom-light: #c99ccf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b172bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 114,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.781,
"s": 34.928,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64465,
"c": 0.12629,
"h": 321.9
},
"luminance": 0.2497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B172BB
secondary
#BAD3B6
accent
#CB5D6C
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F8F2F9
border
#D1CCD2
text
#130E14
muted
#827E82