#B293C8#B293C8
#B293C8 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.083 H 310.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B293C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 147, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 33%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 27%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 26.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.36, 21.55, -22.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.36, 31.50, 313.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.98% 0.0542 -0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.98% 0.083 310.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2173, 34.5030, 59.2261) |
| Luminance | 0.3450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.32
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.57
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.26
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.79
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.83
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B293C8 #A9C893
analogous
#9793C8 #B293C8 #C893C3
triadic
#B293C8 #C8B293 #93C8B2
tetradic
#B293C8 #C89793 #A9C893 #93C3C8
square
#B293C8 #C89793 #A9C893 #93C3C8
split-complementary
#B293C8 #C3C893 #93C897
monochromatic
#764C95 #956AB3 #B293C8 #CFBCDD #ECE4F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#B293C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#B293C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B293C8
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B293C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B293C8 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9DCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919FC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B09AA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b293c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 147, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.083 310.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b3d8',
500: '#b293c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b293c8; $custom-light: #c9b3d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b293c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 147,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.094,
"s": 32.515,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70977,
"c": 0.08287,
"h": 310.8
},
"luminance": 0.34503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B293C8
secondary
#DAE4D3
accent
#AB3A69
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FA
border
#D1D0D3
text
#131114
muted
#828083