#B181CD#B181CD
#B181CD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.120 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B181CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 129, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 43%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 37%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 37.1%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.18, 32.40, -32.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.18, 45.70, 315.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.83% 0.0811 -0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.83% 0.12 312.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9993, 29.4560, 61.4822) |
| Luminance | 0.2945 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.41
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.24
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.20
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.47
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.53
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B181CD #9DCD81
analogous
#8B81CD #B181CD #CD81C3
triadic
#B181CD #CDB181 #81CDB1
tetradic
#B181CD #CD8B81 #9DCD81 #81C3CD
square
#B181CD #CD8B81 #9DCD81 #81C3CD
split-complementary
#B181CD #C3CD81 #81CD8B
monochromatic
#763C97 #9655BC #B181CD #CCADDE #E7D9F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#B181CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.89
#B181CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B181CD
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B181CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B181CD | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.89 | 6.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7391D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F95CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF8B9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b181cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 129, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.120 312.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9a6dc',
500: '#b181cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b181cd; $custom-light: #c9a6dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b181cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 129,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.895,
"s": 43.182,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67834,
"c": 0.1203,
"h": 312.4
},
"luminance": 0.29455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B181CD
secondary
#D2E2C8
accent
#B62F61
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83