#B36FCC#B36FCC
#B36FCC is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.151 H 316.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36FCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 111, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 48%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 46%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.3%, 45.6%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.38, 42.68, -37.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.38, 56.87, 318.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.01% 0.1095 -0.1041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.01% 0.151 316.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1723, 25.3132, 60.1482) |
| Luminance | 0.2531 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.57
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.13
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.79
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.03
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.05
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36FCC #88CC6F
analogous
#856FCC #B36FCC #CC6FB7
triadic
#B36FCC #CCB36F #6FCCB3
tetradic
#B36FCC #CC856F #88CC6F #6FB7CC
square
#B36FCC #CC856F #88CC6F #6FB7CC
split-complementary
#B36FCC #B7CC6F #6FCC85
monochromatic
#76328E #9B42BB #B36FCC #CB9CDC #E3C9EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.46
#B36FCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.06
#B36FCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36FCC
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36FCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36FCC | 1.00 | 3.46 | 6.06 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E86CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#718CC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B27C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36fcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 111, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.151 316.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9adc',
500: '#b36fcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36fcc; $custom-light: #cb9adc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36fcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 111,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.871,
"s": 47.692,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6501,
"c": 0.15104,
"h": 316.4
},
"luminance": 0.25312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36FCC
secondary
#C3DDBA
accent
#BB2B51
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83