#B27FCD#B27FCD
#B27FCD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.124 H 313.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 127, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 44%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 38%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 38%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.83, 33.82, -32.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.83, 47.10, 315.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.59% 0.0852 -0.0904) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.59% 0.124 313.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9671, 29.0522, 61.4060) |
| Luminance | 0.2905 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.49
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.79
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.85
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.02
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.33
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27FCD #9ACD7F
analogous
#8B7FCD #B27FCD #CD7FC1
triadic
#B27FCD #CDB27F #7FCDB2
tetradic
#B27FCD #CD8B7F #9ACD7F #7FC1CD
square
#B27FCD #CD8B7F #9ACD7F #7FC1CD
split-complementary
#B27FCD #C1CD7F #7FCD8B
monochromatic
#773B97 #9853BC #B27FCD #CCABDE #E7D7EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#B27FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#B27FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27FCD
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27FCD | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7190D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E94CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B08A9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 127, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.124 313.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa5dc',
500: '#b27fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27fcd; $custom-light: #caa5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 127,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.231,
"s": 43.82,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67589,
"c": 0.12422,
"h": 313.3
},
"luminance": 0.29051
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27FCD
secondary
#D0E1C7
accent
#B72F5E
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83