#B191E9#B191E9
#B191E9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.129 H 299.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B191E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 145, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 67%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 38%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24%, 37.8%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.12, 29.75, -40.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.12, 49.95, 306.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.98% 0.0642 -0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.98% 0.129 299.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9616, 35.4809, 81.6601) |
| Luminance | 0.3548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.54
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.97
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.10
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.24
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.41
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B191E9 #C9E991
analogous
#919DE9 #B191E9 #DD91E9
triadic
#B191E9 #E9B191 #91E9B1
tetradic
#B191E9 #E9919D #C9E991 #91E9DD
square
#B191E9 #E9919D #C9E991 #91E9DD
split-complementary
#B191E9 #E9DD91 #9DE991
monochromatic
#692BD5 #8D5EDF #B191E9 #D5C4F3 #EDE5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#B191E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.10
#B191E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B191E9
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B191E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B191E9 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7BA0EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81A0E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7A0B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b191e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 145, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.129 299.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cab1f0',
500: '#b191e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b191e9; $custom-light: #cab1f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b191e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 145,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.818,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71976,
"c": 0.12875,
"h": 299.9
},
"luminance": 0.35481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B191E9
secondary
#E9F1DA
accent
#CF178C
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F8F5FD
border
#D1CFD5
text
#131016
muted
#827F84