#B36AF6#B36AF6

#B36AF6 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.206 H 305.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B36AF6
RGB	rgb(179, 106, 246)
HSL	hsl(271, 89%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(271, 57%, 96%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 56.9%, 0%, 3.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.55, 54.52, -59.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.55, 80.54, 312.61°)
OKLab	oklab(66.58% 0.1197 -0.1672)
OKLCH	oklch(66.58% 0.206 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(40.3754, 26.5459, 90.1677)
Luminance	0.2655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B36AF6 #ADF66A

analogous

#6D6AF6 #B36AF6 #F66AF3

triadic

#B36AF6 #F6B36A #6AF6B3

tetradic

#B36AF6 #F66D6A #ADF66A #6AF3F6

square

#B36AF6 #F66D6A #ADF66A #6AF3F6

split-complementary

#B36AF6 #F3F66A #6AF66D

monochromatic

#770DD9 #9630F3 #B36AF6 #D0A4F9 #EEDDFD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.33

#B36AF6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.31

#B36AF6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B36AF6

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B36AF6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B36AF6	1.00	3.33	6.31	6.31
#FFFFFF	3.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#328BFB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#508DF3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A885A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b36af6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 106, 246);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.206 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd97fa',
    500: '#b36af6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b36af6;
$custom-light: #cd97fa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b36af6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 246
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.286,
    "s": 88.608,
    "l": 69.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66584,
    "c": 0.20562,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.26546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B36AF6

secondary

#DDF2C9

accent

#E5006E

background

#FDF9FF

surface

#FAF2FF

border

#D3CCD7

text

#140E17

muted

#837E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #B36AF6

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

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