#B189CC#B189CC
#B189CC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.105 H 311.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B189CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 137, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 40%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 32.8%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.01, 27.70, -28.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.01, 39.99, 313.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.21% 0.0691 -0.0792) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.21% 0.105 311.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9743, 31.5986, 61.2137) |
| Luminance | 0.3160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.16
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.67
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.12
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.13
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.40
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B189CC #A4CC89
analogous
#9089CC #B189CC #CC89C6
triadic
#B189CC #CCB189 #89CCB1
tetradic
#B189CC #CC9089 #A4CC89 #89C6CC
square
#B189CC #CC9089 #A4CC89 #89C6CC
split-complementary
#B189CC #C6CC89 #89CC90
monochromatic
#764299 #955EBA #B189CC #CDB4DE #E9DEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#B189CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.32
#B189CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B189CC
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B189CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B189CC | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.32 | 7.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D96CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8699CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE92A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b189cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 137, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.105 311.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9acdb',
500: '#b189cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b189cc; $custom-light: #c9acdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b189cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 137,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.821,
"s": 39.645,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69208,
"c": 0.10509,
"h": 311.1
},
"luminance": 0.31598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B189CC
secondary
#D6E3CE
accent
#B33366
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83