#B36AF8#B36AF8

#B36AF8 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.208 H 305.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B36AF8
RGB	rgb(179, 106, 248)
HSL	hsl(271, 91%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(271, 57%, 97%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 57.3%, 0%, 2.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.67, 54.98, -60.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.67, 81.53, 312.40°)
OKLab	oklab(66.71% 0.1197 -0.1699)
OKLCH	oklch(66.71% 0.208 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(40.6840, 26.6693, 91.7931)
Luminance	0.2667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B36AF8 #AFF86A

analogous

#6C6AF8 #B36AF8 #F86AF6

triadic

#B36AF8 #F8B36A #6AF8B3

tetradic

#B36AF8 #F86C6A #AFF86A #6AF6F8

square

#B36AF8 #F86C6A #AFF86A #6AF6F8

split-complementary

#B36AF8 #F6F86A #6AF86C

monochromatic

#770ADD #9530F5 #B36AF8 #D1A4FB #EFDFFD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#B36AF8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.33

#B36AF8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B36AF8

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B36AF8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B36AF8	1.00	3.32	6.33	6.33
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F8BFD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E8DF5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A786A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b36af8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 106, 248);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.208 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd97fb',
    500: '#b36af8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b36af8;
$custom-light: #cd97fb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b36af8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 248
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.845,
    "s": 91.026,
    "l": 69.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66706,
    "c": 0.20784,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.26669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B36AF8

secondary

#DEF3CA

accent

#E60070

background

#FDF9FF

surface

#FAF2FF

border

#D3CCD7

text

#140E17

muted

#837E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #B36AF8

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

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