#B36FC0#B36FC0
#B36FC0 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.138 H 321.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36FC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 111, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 39%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 42%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.8%, 42.2%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.84, 40.23, -31.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.84, 51.16, 321.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.43% 0.1073 -0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.43% 0.138 321) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7881, 24.7596, 52.8582) |
| Luminance | 0.2476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.95
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.60
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.81
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 6.34
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.42
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36FC0 #7CC06F
analogous
#8B6FC0 #B36FC0 #C06FA5
triadic
#B36FC0 #C0B36F #6FC0B3
tetradic
#B36FC0 #C08B6F #7CC06F #6FA5C0
square
#B36FC0 #C08B6F #7CC06F #6FA5C0
split-complementary
#B36FC0 #A5C06F #6FC08B
monochromatic
#72377E #994AA8 #B36FC0 #C99AD3 #E0C4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#B36FC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.95
#B36FC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36FC0
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36FC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36FC0 | 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)
#6484C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#768BBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5798E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36fc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 111, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.138 321.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9ad3',
500: '#b36fc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36fc0; $custom-light: #cb9ad3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36fc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 111,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.37,
"s": 39.13,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64431,
"c": 0.13806,
"h": 321
},
"luminance": 0.24758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36FC0
secondary
#BBD5B6
accent
#CF596C
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F9F2F9
border
#D2CCD2
text
#130E14
muted
#827E82