#B18ECB#B18ECB
#B18ECB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.095 H 310.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B18ECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 142, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 37%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.17, 24.67, -26.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.17, 36.21, 312.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.08% 0.0614 -0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.08% 0.095 310.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5821, 33.0053, 60.8265) |
| Luminance | 0.3301 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.84
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.92
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.04
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.69
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.97
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 8.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B18ECB #A8CB8E
analogous
#928ECB #B18ECB #CB8EC7
triadic
#B18ECB #CBB18E #8ECBB1
tetradic
#B18ECB #CB928E #A8CB8E #8EC7CB
square
#B18ECB #CB928E #A8CB8E #8EC7CB
split-complementary
#B18ECB #C7CB8E #8ECB92
monochromatic
#754698 #9464B8 #B18ECB #CEB8DE #EBE2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#B18ECB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#B18ECB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B18ECB
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B18ECB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B18ECB | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#849ACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9CC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE96A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b18ecb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 142, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.095 310.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9afdb',
500: '#b18ecb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b18ecb; $custom-light: #c9afdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b18ecb",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 142,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.426,
"s": 36.97,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70077,
"c": 0.09506,
"h": 310.2
},
"luminance": 0.33005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B18ECB
secondary
#D9E4D1
accent
#B0366A
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83