#B17BD2#B17BD2
#B17BD2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.137 H 311.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17BD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 123, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 49%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 41%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.7%, 41.4%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.04, 36.82, -36.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.04, 52.08, 314.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.04% 0.0909 -0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.04% 0.137 311.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8453, 28.1668, 64.4560) |
| Luminance | 0.2817 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.45
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.94
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.05
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.11
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.55
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17BD2 #9CD27B
analogous
#857BD2 #B17BD2 #D27BC8
triadic
#B17BD2 #D2B17B #7BD2B1
tetradic
#B17BD2 #D2857B #9CD27B #7BC8D2
square
#B17BD2 #D2857B #9CD27B #7BC8D2
split-complementary
#B17BD2 #C8D27B #7BD285
monochromatic
#76369D #964DC2 #B17BD2 #CCA9E2 #E7D6F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#B17BD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.63
#B17BD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17BD2
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17BD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17BD2 | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.63 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A8ED5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7792D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE889D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17bd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 123, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.137 311.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa2e0',
500: '#b17bd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17bd2; $custom-light: #caa2e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17bd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 123,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.241,
"s": 49.153,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67043,
"c": 0.13662,
"h": 311.7
},
"luminance": 0.28166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17BD2
secondary
#D1E3C6
accent
#BC2961
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F3FB
border
#D1CDD4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83