#B175BD#B175BD
#B175BD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.123 H 320.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B175BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 117, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 35%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 38%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.3%, 38.1%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.79, 35.73, -28.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.79, 45.66, 321.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.05% 0.0953 -0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.05% 0.123 320.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6769, 25.7449, 51.3295) |
| Luminance | 0.2574 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.82
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.48
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.48
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.83
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.67
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B175BD #81BD75
analogous
#8D75BD #B175BD #BD75A5
triadic
#B175BD #BDB175 #75BDB1
tetradic
#B175BD #BD8D75 #81BD75 #75A5BD
square
#B175BD #BD8D75 #81BD75 #75A5BD
split-complementary
#B175BD #A5BD75 #75BD8D
monochromatic
#713B7C #974FA6 #B175BD #C89ED1 #E0C8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#B175BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.15
#B175BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B175BD
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B175BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B175BD | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C87C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B8DBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B27D90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b175bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 117, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.123 320.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c99ed1',
500: '#b175bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b175bd; $custom-light: #c99ed1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b175bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 117,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290,
"s": 35.294,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65055,
"c": 0.12311,
"h": 320.8
},
"luminance": 0.25744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B175BD
secondary
#BED5B9
accent
#CB5C6F
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F8F2F9
border
#D1CCD2
text
#130E14
muted
#827E82