#B36FCA#B36FCA
#B36FCA is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.149 H 317.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36FCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 111, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 46%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 45%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.4%, 45%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.29, 42.26, -36.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.29, 55.91, 319.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.91% 0.1091 -0.1012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.91% 0.149 317.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9340, 25.2179, 58.8930) |
| Luminance | 0.2522 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.25
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.00
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.55
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.05
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.15
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36FCA #86CA6F
analogous
#866FCA #B36FCA #CA6FB4
triadic
#B36FCA #CAB36F #6FCAB3
tetradic
#B36FCA #CA866F #86CA6F #6FB4CA
square
#B36FCA #CA866F #86CA6F #6FB4CA
split-complementary
#B36FCA #B4CA6F #6FCA86
monochromatic
#75338B #9B44B8 #B36FCA #CB9CDA #E2C8EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#B36FCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.04
#B36FCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36FCA
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36FCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36FCA | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.04 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F85CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#728CC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B37B93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36fca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 111, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.149 317.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9ada',
500: '#b36fca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36fca; $custom-light: #cb9ada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36fca",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 111,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.835,
"s": 46.193,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64911,
"c": 0.14885,
"h": 317.2
},
"luminance": 0.25217
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36FCA
secondary
#C2DBB9
accent
#B92C50
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83