#B35CBD#B35CBD
#B35CBD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.167 H 323.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B35CBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 92, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 42%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 51%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.3%, 51.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.85, 49.60, -36.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.85, 61.35, 323.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.42% 0.1341 -0.0997) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.42% 0.167 323.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6020, 20.9136, 50.5064) |
| Luminance | 0.2091 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.95
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.38
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.29
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.69
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.96
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B35CBD #66BD5C
analogous
#825CBD #B35CBD #BD5C97
triadic
#B35CBD #BDB35C #5CBDB3
tetradic
#B35CBD #BD825C #66BD5C #5C97BD
square
#B35CBD #BD825C #66BD5C #5C97BD
split-complementary
#B35CBD #97BD5C #5CBD82
monochromatic
#6A2E71 #933F9C #B35CBD #C788CF #DCB3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#B35CBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#B35CBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B35CBD
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B35CBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B35CBD | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E78C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6982BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B66884
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b35cbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 92, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.167 323.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc8ed1',
500: '#b35cbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b35cbd; $custom-light: #cc8ed1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b35cbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 92,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.814,
"s": 42.358,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61422,
"c": 0.16706,
"h": 323.4
},
"luminance": 0.20912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B35CBD
secondary
#AACFA6
accent
#D25662
background
#FCF8FC
surface
#F9F0F9
border
#D2CBD2
text
#140C14
muted
#827D82