#B185CD#B185CD
#B185CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.113 H 311.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B185CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 133, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 42%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 35%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 35.1%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.11, 30.16, -30.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.11, 43.11, 314.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.54% 0.0752 -0.0848) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.54% 0.113 311.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5365, 30.5305, 61.6613) |
| Luminance | 0.3053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.87
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.12
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.04
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.09
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.19
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B185CD #A1CD85
analogous
#8D85CD #B185CD #CD85C5
triadic
#B185CD #CDB185 #85CDB1
tetradic
#B185CD #CD8D85 #A1CD85 #85C5CD
square
#B185CD #CD8D85 #A1CD85 #85C5CD
split-complementary
#B185CD #C5CD85 #85CD8D
monochromatic
#763F99 #955ABB #B185CD #CDB0DF #E9DCF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#B185CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#B185CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B185CD
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B185CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B185CD | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7894D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8297CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b185cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 133, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.113 311.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9a9dc',
500: '#b185cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b185cd; $custom-light: #c9a9dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b185cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 133,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.667,
"s": 41.86,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68537,
"c": 0.11332,
"h": 311.6
},
"luminance": 0.3053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B185CD
secondary
#D4E3CB
accent
#B53164
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83