#B283CD#B283CD
#B283CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.117 H 312.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B283CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 131, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 43%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 36%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 36.1%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.75, 31.59, -31.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.75, 44.51, 315.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.28% 0.0793 -0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.28% 0.117 312.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4940, 30.1060, 61.5816) |
| Luminance | 0.3010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.68
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.66
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.55
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.61
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.81
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B283CD #9ECD83
analogous
#8D83CD #B283CD #CD83C3
triadic
#B283CD #CDB283 #83CDB2
tetradic
#B283CD #CD8D83 #9ECD83 #83C3CD
square
#B283CD #CD8D83 #9ECD83 #83C3CD
split-complementary
#B283CD #C3CD83 #83CD8D
monochromatic
#773D98 #9757BB #B283CD #CDAFDF #E8DAF0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#B283CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.02
#B283CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B283CD
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B283CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B283CD | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.02 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7693D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8196CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B08D9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b283cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 131, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.117 312.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa7dc',
500: '#b283cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b283cd; $custom-light: #caa7dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b283cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 131,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.108,
"s": 42.529,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68284,
"c": 0.11724,
"h": 312.6
},
"luminance": 0.30105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B283CD
secondary
#D3E2CA
accent
#B63061
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FB
border
#D1CED4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83