#B18FCD#B18FCD
#B18FCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.096 H 309.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B18FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 143, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 38%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.48, 24.54, -27.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.48, 36.58, 312.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.35% 0.0604 -0.0744) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.35% 0.096 309.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9714, 33.4002, 62.1396) |
| Luminance | 0.3340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.60
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.49
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.29
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.60
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.09
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B18FCD #ABCD8F
analogous
#928FCD #B18FCD #CD8FCA
triadic
#B18FCD #CDB18F #8FCDB1
tetradic
#B18FCD #CD928F #ABCD8F #8FCACD
square
#B18FCD #CD928F #ABCD8F #8FCACD
split-complementary
#B18FCD #CACD8F #8FCD92
monochromatic
#75469C #9465BA #B18FCD #CEB9E0 #ECE4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#B18FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#B18FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B18FCD
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B18FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B18FCD | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#849BCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9DCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE97A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b18fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 143, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.096 309.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b0dc',
500: '#b18fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b18fcd; $custom-light: #c9b0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b18fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 143,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.903,
"s": 38.272,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70346,
"c": 0.09584,
"h": 309.1
},
"luminance": 0.334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B18FCD
secondary
#DBE5D2
accent
#B1346D
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83