#B36ECC#B36ECC
#B36ECC is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.153 H 316.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36ECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 110, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 48%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 46%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.3%, 46.1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.17, 43.22, -37.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.17, 57.49, 318.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.85% 0.1109 -0.105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.85% 0.153 316.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0638, 25.0962, 60.1120) |
| Luminance | 0.2510 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.61
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.35
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.78
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.90
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.05
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36ECC #87CC6E
analogous
#846ECC #B36ECC #CC6EB6
triadic
#B36ECC #CCB36E #6ECCB3
tetradic
#B36ECC #CC846E #87CC6E #6EB6CC
square
#B36ECC #CC846E #87CC6E #6EB6CC
split-complementary
#B36ECC #B6CC6E #6ECC84
monochromatic
#75328E #9B42BB #B36ECC #CB9BDC #E2C9EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#B36ECC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.02
#B36ECC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36ECC
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36ECC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36ECC | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.02 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D85CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#708BC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B27B93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36ecc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 110, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.153 316.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb99dc',
500: '#b36ecc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36ecc; $custom-light: #cb99dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36ecc",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 110,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.043,
"s": 47.959,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64853,
"c": 0.15273,
"h": 316.6
},
"luminance": 0.25095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36ECC
secondary
#C3DCB9
accent
#BB2A51
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83