#B26CD8#B26CD8
#B26CD8 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.169 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B26CD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 108, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 58%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 50%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 50%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.22, 46.55, -44.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.22, 64.49, 316.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.05% 0.1141 -0.1245) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.05% 0.169 312.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1152, 25.1488, 67.9041) |
| Luminance | 0.2515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.84
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.22
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.38
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 5.90
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.01
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B26CD8 #92D86C
analogous
#7C6CD8 #B26CD8 #D86CC8
triadic
#B26CD8 #D8B26C #6CD8B2
tetradic
#B26CD8 #D87C6C #92D86C #6CC8D8
square
#B26CD8 #D87C6C #92D86C #6CC8D8
split-complementary
#B26CD8 #C8D86C #6CD87C
monochromatic
#762A9F #993CCB #B26CD8 #CB9CE5 #E5CDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#B26CD8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.03
#B26CD8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B26CD8
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B26CD8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B26CD8 | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.03 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5286DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#678BD5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE7D98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b26cd8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 108, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.169 312.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb98e4',
500: '#b26cd8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b26cd8; $custom-light: #cb98e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b26cd8",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 108,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.889,
"s": 58.065,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65055,
"c": 0.16884,
"h": 312.5
},
"luminance": 0.25148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B26CD8
secondary
#CAE3BD
accent
#C6205A
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F9F2FC
border
#D2CCD5
text
#140E15
muted
#827E84