#B36CCD#B36CCD
#B36CCD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.157 H 316.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36CCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 108, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 49%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 47%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 47.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.80, 44.49, -39.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.80, 59.21, 318.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.59% 0.1139 -0.1083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.59% 0.157 316.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9708, 24.7177, 60.6746) |
| Luminance | 0.2472 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.90
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.23
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.87
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.09
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.26
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36CCD #86CD6C
analogous
#836CCD #B36CCD #CD6CB7
triadic
#B36CCD #CDB36C #6CCDB3
tetradic
#B36CCD #CD836C #86CD6C #6CB7CD
square
#B36CCD #CD836C #86CD6C #6CB7CD
split-complementary
#B36CCD #B7CD6C #6CCD83
monochromatic
#75308E #9B40BC #B36CCD #CB9ADD #E2C7EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#B36CCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.94
#B36CCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36CCD
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36CCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36CCD | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.94 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A84D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E8ACA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B27A93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36ccd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 108, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.157 316.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb98dc',
500: '#b36ccd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36ccd; $custom-light: #cb98dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36ccd",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 108,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.918,
"s": 49.239,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64593,
"c": 0.15717,
"h": 316.4
},
"luminance": 0.24717
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36CCD
secondary
#C2DDB8
accent
#BD2951
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#140E15
muted
#827E83