#B17FCD#B17FCD
#B17FCD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.124 H 312.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 127, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 44%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 38%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 38%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.72, 33.52, -32.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.72, 47.00, 315.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.49% 0.0841 -0.0909) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.49% 0.124 312.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7384, 28.9343, 61.3953) |
| Luminance | 0.2893 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.38
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.80
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.83
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.23
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.18
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17FCD #9BCD7F
analogous
#8A7FCD #B17FCD #CD7FC2
triadic
#B17FCD #CDB17F #7FCDB1
tetradic
#B17FCD #CD8A7F #9BCD7F #7FC2CD
square
#B17FCD #CD8A7F #9BCD7F #7FC2CD
split-complementary
#B17FCD #C2CD7F #7FCD8A
monochromatic
#763B97 #9653BC #B17FCD #CCABDE #E7D7EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#B17FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.79
#B17FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17FCD
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17FCD | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.79 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7190D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D94CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF8A9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 127, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.124 312.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9a5dc',
500: '#b17fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17fcd; $custom-light: #c9a5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 127,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.462,
"s": 43.82,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67487,
"c": 0.12379,
"h": 312.8
},
"luminance": 0.28934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17FCD
secondary
#D0E1C7
accent
#B72F60
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83