#B191CD#B191CD
#B191CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.092 H 308.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B191CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 145, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 38%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 29.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.97, 23.42, -26.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.97, 35.28, 311.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.72% 0.0575 -0.0723) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.72% 0.092 308.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2743, 34.0060, 62.2406) |
| Luminance | 0.3401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 1.92
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.02
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.88
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.49
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.11
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B191CD #ADCD91
analogous
#9391CD #B191CD #CD91CB
triadic
#B191CD #CDB191 #91CDB1
tetradic
#B191CD #CD9391 #ADCD91 #91CBCD
square
#B191CD #CD9391 #ADCD91 #91CBCD
split-complementary
#B191CD #CBCD91 #91CD93
monochromatic
#75479C #9367BA #B191CD #CFBBE0 #EDE5F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#B191CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#B191CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B191CD
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B191CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B191CD | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#869CCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9ECB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE99A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b191cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 145, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.092 308.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b1dc',
500: '#b191cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b191cd; $custom-light: #c9b1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b191cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 145,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70716,
"c": 0.09234,
"h": 308.5
},
"luminance": 0.34006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B191CD
secondary
#DCE6D4
accent
#B0356F
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F5FB
border
#D1CFD4
text
#131015
muted
#827F83