#B19CCB#B19CCB
#B19CCB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.071 H 305.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B19CCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 156, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 31%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 23.2%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.60, 16.81, -21.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.60, 27.09, 308.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.72% 0.0406 -0.0579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.72% 0.071 305) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7974, 37.4360, 61.5649) |
| Luminance | 0.3744 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.79
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.63
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.40
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.69
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.05
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B19CCB #B6CB9C
analogous
#9C9ECB #B19CCB #C99CCB
triadic
#B19CCB #CBB19C #9CCBB1
tetradic
#B19CCB #CB9C9E #B6CB9C #9CCBC9
square
#B19CCB #CB9C9E #B6CB9C #9CCBC9
split-complementary
#B19CCB #CBC99C #9ECB9C
monochromatic
#72519B #9174B6 #B19CCB #D1C4E0 #EFEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#B19CCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#B19CCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B19CCB
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B19CCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B19CCB | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A4CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A5CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADA2AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b19ccb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 156, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.071 305.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8b9db',
500: '#b19ccb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b19ccb; $custom-light: #c8b9db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b19ccb",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 156,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.809,
"s": 31.126,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72719,
"c": 0.07067,
"h": 305
},
"luminance": 0.37436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B19CCB
secondary
#E2E8DB
accent
#AA3C79
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131115
muted
#828083