#B293CD#B293CD
#B293CD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.089 H 308.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B293CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 147, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 37%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 28%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 28.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.55, 22.61, -25.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.55, 34.07, 311.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.18% 0.0556 -0.0698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.18% 0.089 308.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8113, 34.7405, 62.3541) |
| Luminance | 0.3474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 2.30
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.72
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.41
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.49
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.17
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B293CD #AECD93
analogous
#9593CD #B293CD #CD93CB
triadic
#B293CD #CDB293 #93CDB2
tetradic
#B293CD #CD9593 #AECD93 #93CBCD
square
#B293CD #CD9593 #AECD93 #93CBCD
split-complementary
#B293CD #CBCD93 #93CD95
monochromatic
#76499D #9469BA #B293CD #D0BDE0 #EEE7F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#B293CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.95
#B293CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B293CD
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B293CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B293CD | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899ECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA0CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF9BA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b293cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 147, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.089 308.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b3dc',
500: '#b293cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b293cd; $custom-light: #c9b3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b293cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 147,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.069,
"s": 36.709,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71182,
"c": 0.08922,
"h": 308.6
},
"luminance": 0.3474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B293CD
secondary
#DDE6D5
accent
#B0366F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083