#B17CBC#B17CBC
#B17CBC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.109 H 320.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17CBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 124, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 34%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.9%, 34%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.34, 31.64, -25.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.34, 40.62, 321.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.21% 0.0845 -0.0696) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.21% 0.109 320.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4151, 27.3942, 51.0419) |
| Luminance | 0.2739 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.97
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.32
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.96
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.10
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.42
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17CBC #87BC7C
analogous
#917CBC #B17CBC #BC7CA7
triadic
#B17CBC #BCB17C #7CBCB1
tetradic
#B17CBC #BC917C #87BC7C #7CA7BC
square
#B17CBC #BC917C #87BC7C #7CA7BC
split-complementary
#B17CBC #A7BC7C #7CBC91
monochromatic
#73407D #9855A6 #B17CBC #C9A4D1 #E1CDE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#B17CBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.48
#B17CBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17CBC
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17CBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17CBC | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.48 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#748BBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8191BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B28394
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17cbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 124, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.109 320.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9a2d0',
500: '#b17cbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17cbc; $custom-light: #c9a2d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17cbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 124,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.688,
"s": 32.323,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66208,
"c": 0.10945,
"h": 320.5
},
"luminance": 0.27393
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17CBC
secondary
#C2D6BE
accent
#AB3A4E
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#130F14
muted
#827F82