#B195D3#B195D3
#B195D3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.093 H 304.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B195D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 149, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 41%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 29%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.1%, 29.4%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.17, 22.48, -27.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.17, 35.81, 308.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.71% 0.0532 -0.0765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.71% 0.093 304.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6345, 35.5453, 66.3356) |
| Luminance | 0.3554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.42
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 2.48
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.54
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.89
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.05
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B195D3 #B7D395
analogous
#9598D3 #B195D3 #D095D3
triadic
#B195D3 #D3B195 #95D3B1
tetradic
#B195D3 #D39598 #B7D395 #95D3D0
square
#B195D3 #D39598 #B7D395 #95D3D0
split-complementary
#B195D3 #D3D095 #98D395
monochromatic
#7246A8 #916AC1 #B195D3 #D1C0E5 #EFE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#B195D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#B195D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B195D3
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B195D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B195D3 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89A0D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EA1D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC9EAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b195d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 149, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.093 304.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b4e0',
500: '#b195d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b195d3; $custom-light: #c9b4e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b195d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 149,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.097,
"s": 41.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71715,
"c": 0.09322,
"h": 304.8
},
"luminance": 0.35545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B195D3
secondary
#E3EAD9
accent
#B43179
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083