#B187CD#B187CD
#B187CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.110 H 311.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B187CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 135, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 41%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 34.1%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.58, 29.04, -30.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.58, 41.80, 314.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.89% 0.0723 -0.0827) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.89% 0.11 311.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8130, 31.0834, 61.7535) |
| Luminance | 0.3108 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.59
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.25
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.63
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.46
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.50
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B187CD #A3CD87
analogous
#8E87CD #B187CD #CD87C6
triadic
#B187CD #CDB187 #87CDB1
tetradic
#B187CD #CD8E87 #A3CD87 #87C6CD
square
#B187CD #CD8E87 #A3CD87 #87C6CD
split-complementary
#B187CD #C6CD87 #87CD8E
monochromatic
#76409A #955CBB #B187CD #CDB2DF #E9DDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#B187CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.22
#B187CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B187CD
7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B187CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B187CD | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.22 | 7.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B95D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8498CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE91A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b187cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 135, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.110 311.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9aadc',
500: '#b187cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b187cd; $custom-light: #c9aadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b187cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 135,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276,
"s": 41.176,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68893,
"c": 0.10982,
"h": 311.1
},
"luminance": 0.31083
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B187CD
secondary
#D6E3CD
accent
#B43166
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83