#B181CE#B181CE
#B181CE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.121 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B181CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 129, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 44%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 37%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.1%, 37.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.22, 32.61, -32.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.22, 46.21, 314.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.88% 0.0813 -0.0903) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.88% 0.122 312) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1204, 29.5045, 62.1200) |
| Luminance | 0.2950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.54
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.26
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.30
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.57
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.52
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B181CE #9ECE81
analogous
#8A81CE #B181CE #CE81C4
triadic
#B181CE #CEB181 #81CEB1
tetradic
#B181CE #CE8A81 #9ECE81 #81C4CE
square
#B181CE #CE8A81 #9ECE81 #81C4CE
split-complementary
#B181CE #C4CE81 #81CE8A
monochromatic
#763C99 #9655BD #B181CE #CCADDF #E8D9F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#B181CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#B181CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B181CE
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B181CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B181CE | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7391D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E95CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8C9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b181ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 129, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.121 312.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9a6dd',
500: '#b181ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b181ce; $custom-light: #c9a6dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b181ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 129,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.403,
"s": 44,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6788,
"c": 0.1215,
"h": 312
},
"luminance": 0.29504
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B181CE
secondary
#D2E2C9
accent
#B72E62
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83