#B36ACA#B36ACA
#B36ACA is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.157 H 317.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36ACA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 106, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 48%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 48%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.4%, 47.5%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.24, 44.93, -38.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.24, 59.00, 319.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.13% 0.1163 -0.1059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.13% 0.157 317.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4036, 24.1572, 58.7162) |
| Luminance | 0.2416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.61
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.89
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.96
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.12
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.15
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36ACA #81CA6A
analogous
#836ACA #B36ACA #CA6AB1
triadic
#B36ACA #CAB36A #6ACAB3
tetradic
#B36ACA #CA836A #81CA6A #6AB1CA
square
#B36ACA #CA836A #81CA6A #6AB1CA
split-complementary
#B36ACA #B1CA6A #6ACA83
monochromatic
#743189 #9A41B6 #B36ACA #CA97DA #E1C4EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#B36ACA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#B36ACA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36ACA
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36ACA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36ACA | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5982CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E89C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B37791
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36aca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 106, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.157 317.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb97da',
500: '#b36aca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36aca; $custom-light: #cb97da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36aca",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 106,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.625,
"s": 47.525,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64135,
"c": 0.15726,
"h": 317.7
},
"luminance": 0.24156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36ACA
secondary
#BEDAB6
accent
#BB2B4D
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#140E15
muted
#827E83