#B286C8#B286C8
#B286C8 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.307; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.106 H 314.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B286C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 134, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 38%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 33%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 33%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.24, 28.85, -27.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.24, 40.04, 316.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.59% 0.0737 -0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.59% 0.106 314.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.3089, 30.6860, 58.5900) |
| Luminance | 0.3069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.08
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.12
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.60
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.78
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.00
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B286C8 #9CC886
analogous
#9186C8 #B286C8 #C886BD
triadic
#B286C8 #C8B286 #86C8B2
tetradic
#B286C8 #C89186 #9CC886 #86BDC8
square
#B286C8 #C89186 #9CC886 #86BDC8
split-complementary
#B286C8 #BDC886 #86C891
monochromatic
#774291 #975CB5 #B286C8 #CDB0DB #E8DAEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#B286C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.14
#B286C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B286C8
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B286C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B286C8 | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.14 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C94CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8698C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B18E9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b286c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 134, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.106 314.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa9d9',
500: '#b286c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b286c8; $custom-light: #caa9d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b286c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 134,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68594,
"c": 0.10594,
"h": 314.1
},
"luminance": 0.30685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B286C8
secondary
#D1E0CA
accent
#B0355E
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F4FA
border
#D1CED3
text
#131014
muted
#827F83