#B36CA2#B36CA2
#B36CA2 is a light, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.114 H 336.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36CA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 108, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(314, 32%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(314, 40%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 9.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.99, 36.23, -17.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.99, 40.09, 334.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.64% 0.1046 -0.0461) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.64% 0.114 336.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4745, 22.9191, 36.9941) |
| Luminance | 0.2292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.76
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 6.01
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.25
Pale Magenta
#D767AD
ΔE00 6.77
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.12
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36CA2 #6CB37D
analogous
#A16CB3 #B36CA2 #B36C7F
triadic
#B36CA2 #A2B36C #6CA2B3
tetradic
#B36CA2 #B3A16C #6CB37D #6C7FB3
square
#B36CA2 #B3A16C #6CB37D #6C7FB3
split-complementary
#B36CA2 #7FB36C #6CB3A1
monochromatic
#6D3860 #954D84 #B36CA2 #C894BC #DDBDD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#B36CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.58
#B36CA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36CA2
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36CA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36CA2 | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.58 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D7DA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F88A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA6F80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36ca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 108, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.114 336.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb97bd',
500: '#b36ca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36ca2; $custom-light: #cb97bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36ca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 108,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 314.366,
"s": 31.839,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62643,
"c": 0.11432,
"h": 336.2
},
"luminance": 0.22917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36CA2
secondary
#AFCCB6
accent
#C87960
background
#FCF9FB
surface
#F9F2F6
border
#D2CCD0
text
#130E12
muted
#827E81