#B19DCD#B19DCD
#B19DCD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.072 H 303.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B19DCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 157, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 23.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.92, 16.68, -21.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.92, 27.50, 307.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.99% 0.0397 -0.0596) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.99% 0.072 303.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2057, 37.8689, 62.8844) |
| Luminance | 0.3787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.41
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.67
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.69
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.43
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.49
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B19DCD #B9CD9D
analogous
#9DA1CD #B19DCD #C99DCD
triadic
#B19DCD #CDB19D #9DCDB1
tetradic
#B19DCD #CD9DA1 #B9CD9D #9DCDC9
square
#B19DCD #CD9DA1 #B9CD9D #9DCDC9
split-complementary
#B19DCD #CDC99D #A1CD9D
monochromatic
#71519F #9174B8 #B19DCD #D1C6E2 #EFEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#B19DCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#B19DCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B19DCD
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B19DCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B19DCD | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A5CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A6CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADA4AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b19dcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 157, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.072 303.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8badc',
500: '#b19dcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b19dcd; $custom-light: #c8badc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b19dcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 157,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265,
"s": 32.432,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7299,
"c": 0.07162,
"h": 303.7
},
"luminance": 0.37869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B19DCD
secondary
#E4E9DD
accent
#AB3A7C
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083