#B36CCE#B36CCE
#B36CCE is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.158 H 316.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36CCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 108, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 50%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 48%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.1%, 47.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.85, 44.70, -39.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.85, 59.69, 318.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.64% 0.114 -0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.64% 0.158 316.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0919, 24.7661, 61.3123) |
| Luminance | 0.2477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.05
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.19
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.94
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.12
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.27
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36CCE #87CE6C
analogous
#826CCE #B36CCE #CE6CB8
triadic
#B36CCE #CEB36C #6CCEB3
tetradic
#B36CCE #CE826C #87CE6C #6CB8CE
square
#B36CCE #CE826C #87CE6C #6CB8CE
split-complementary
#B36CCE #B8CE6C #6CCE82
monochromatic
#753090 #9B3FBE #B36CCE #CB9ADD #E2C8ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#B36CCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.95
#B36CCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36CCE
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36CCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36CCE | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.95 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5984D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D8BCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B27A93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36cce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 108, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.158 316.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc98dd',
500: '#b36cce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36cce; $custom-light: #cc98dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36cce",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 108,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.469,
"s": 50,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64644,
"c": 0.15825,
"h": 316.1
},
"luminance": 0.24765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36CCE
secondary
#C3DDB9
accent
#BD2851
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#140E15
muted
#827E83