#B36ECD#B36ECD
#B36ECD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.154 H 316.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36ECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 110, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 49%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 46%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 46.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.22, 43.42, -38.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.22, 57.97, 318.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.9% 0.111 -0.1064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.9% 0.154 316.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1841, 25.1444, 60.7457) |
| Luminance | 0.2514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.77
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.42
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.73
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.03
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.07
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36ECD #88CD6E
analogous
#846ECD #B36ECD #CD6EB8
triadic
#B36ECD #CDB36E #6ECDB3
tetradic
#B36ECD #CD846E #88CD6E #6EB8CD
square
#B36ECD #CD846E #88CD6E #6EB8CD
split-complementary
#B36ECD #B8CD6E #6ECD84
monochromatic
#76318F #9B41BD #B36ECD #CB9CDD #E3C9EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#B36ECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.03
#B36ECD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36ECD
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36ECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36ECD | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.03 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C85D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#708BCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B27C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36ecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 110, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.154 316.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb99dc',
500: '#b36ecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36ecd; $custom-light: #cb99dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36ecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 110,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.579,
"s": 48.718,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64903,
"c": 0.15382,
"h": 316.2
},
"luminance": 0.25143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36ECD
secondary
#C3DDBA
accent
#BC2952
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83