#B28BD2#B28BD2

#B28BD2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.109 H 308.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B28BD2
RGB	rgb(178, 139, 210)
HSL	hsl(273, 44%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(273, 34%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 33.8%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.82, 28.19, -30.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.82, 41.85, 312.34°)
OKLab	oklab(69.93% 0.0688 -0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(69.93% 0.109 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(39.2234, 32.5838, 65.1832)
Luminance	0.3258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B28BD2 #ABD28B

analogous

#8E8BD2 #B28BD2 #D28BCE

triadic

#B28BD2 #D2B28B #8BD2B2

tetradic

#B28BD2 #D28E8B #ABD28B #8BCED2

square

#B28BD2 #D28E8B #ABD28B #8BCED2

split-complementary

#B28BD2 #CED28B #8BD28E

monochromatic

#763FA3 #955FC1 #B28BD2 #CFB7E3 #EDE3F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.79

#B28BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.52

#B28BD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #B28BD2

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B28BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B28BD2	1.00	2.79	7.52	7.52
#FFFFFF	2.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E99D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#869BD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE95A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b28bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 139, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.109 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#caade0',
    500: '#b28bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b28bd2;
$custom-light: #caade0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b28bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.958,
    "s": 44.099,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69929,
    "c": 0.10947,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.32583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B28BD2

secondary

#DBE7D2

accent

#B72E6C

background

#FCFAFD

surface

#F8F4FB

border

#D1CED4

text

#131015

muted

#827F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B28BD2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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