#B36FBC#B36FBC
#B36FBC is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.134 H 322.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36FBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 111, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 36%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 41%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.8%, 41%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.67, 39.44, -29.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.67, 49.30, 323.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.24% 0.1065 -0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.24% 0.134 322.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3510, 24.5847, 50.5557) |
| Luminance | 0.2458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.71
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.42
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.98
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.84
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.76
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36FBC #78BC6F
analogous
#8C6FBC #B36FBC #BC6F9E
triadic
#B36FBC #BCB36F #6FBCB3
tetradic
#B36FBC #BC8C6F #78BC6F #6F9EBC
square
#B36FBC #BC8C6F #78BC6F #6F9EBC
split-complementary
#B36FBC #9EBC6F #6FBC8C
monochromatic
#713879 #984CA2 #B36FBC #C999CF #DFC3E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#B36FBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.92
#B36FBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36FBC
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36FBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36FBC | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.92 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6683BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#788BBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5788D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36fbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 111, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.134 322.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9ad0',
500: '#b36fbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36fbc; $custom-light: #cb9ad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36fbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 111,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.987,
"s": 36.493,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64245,
"c": 0.13385,
"h": 322.7
},
"luminance": 0.24583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36FBC
secondary
#B8D3B4
accent
#CC5B69
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F9F2F9
border
#D2CCD2
text
#130E14
muted
#827E82