#B19ECB#B19ECB
#B19ECB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.067 H 304.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B19ECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 158, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 30%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 22.2%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.10, 15.69, -20.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.10, 25.80, 307.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.11% 0.0376 -0.0557) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.11% 0.067 304) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1357, 38.1127, 61.6777) |
| Luminance | 0.3811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.15
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.36
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.40
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.07
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.50
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B19ECB #B8CB9E
analogous
#9EA1CB #B19ECB #C79ECB
triadic
#B19ECB #CBB19E #9ECBB1
tetradic
#B19ECB #CB9EA1 #B8CB9E #9ECBC7
square
#B19ECB #CB9EA1 #B8CB9E #9ECBC7
split-complementary
#B19ECB #CBC79E #A1CB9E
monochromatic
#72539B #9176B6 #B19ECB #D1C6E0 #EFEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#B19ECB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#B19ECB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B19ECB
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B19ECB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B19ECB | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A5CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A6CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADA4AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b19ecb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 158, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.067 304.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8badb',
500: '#b19ecb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b19ecb; $custom-light: #c8badb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b19ecb",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 158,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.333,
"s": 30.201,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73105,
"c": 0.06725,
"h": 304
},
"luminance": 0.38113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B19ECB
secondary
#E3E8DC
accent
#A93D7B
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131115
muted
#828083