#B18CCD#B18CCD
#B18CCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.101 H 309.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B18CCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 140, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 39%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 32%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 31.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.76, 26.23, -28.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.76, 38.54, 312.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.8% 0.0649 -0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.8% 0.101 309.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5270, 32.5115, 61.9915) |
| Luminance | 0.3251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.59
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.46
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.26
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.88
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.16
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B18CCD #A8CD8C
analogous
#908CCD #B18CCD #CD8CC8
triadic
#B18CCD #CDB18C #8CCDB1
tetradic
#B18CCD #CD908C #A8CD8C #8CC8CD
square
#B18CCD #CD908C #A8CD8C #8CC8CD
split-complementary
#B18CCD #C8CD8C #8CCD90
monochromatic
#75439B #9461BA #B18CCD #CEB7E0 #EBE1F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#B18CCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#B18CCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B18CCD
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B18CCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B18CCD | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8199D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889BCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE95A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b18ccd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 140, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.101 309.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9aedc',
500: '#b18ccd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b18ccd; $custom-light: #c9aedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b18ccd",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 140,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.154,
"s": 39.394,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69796,
"c": 0.10108,
"h": 309.9
},
"luminance": 0.32511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B18CCD
secondary
#D9E4D0
accent
#B2336A
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83