#B36FCD#B36FCD
#B36FCD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.152 H 316.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 111, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 48%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 46%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 45.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.43, 42.89, -38.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.43, 57.35, 318.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.06% 0.1096 -0.1055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.06% 0.152 316.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2926, 25.3614, 60.7819) |
| Luminance | 0.2536 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.73
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.20
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.92
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.99
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.07
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36FCD #89CD6F
analogous
#846FCD #B36FCD #CD6FB8
triadic
#B36FCD #CDB36F #6FCDB3
tetradic
#B36FCD #CD846F #89CD6F #6FB8CD
square
#B36FCD #CD846F #89CD6F #6FB8CD
split-complementary
#B36FCD #B8CD6F #6FCD84
monochromatic
#763290 #9B42BD #B36FCD #CB9CDD #E3CAED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.46
#B36FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.07
#B36FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36FCD
6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36FCD | 1.00 | 3.46 | 6.07 | 6.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E86D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#708CCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B27C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 111, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.152 316.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9adc',
500: '#b36fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36fcd; $custom-light: #cb9adc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 111,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.404,
"s": 48.454,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6506,
"c": 0.15215,
"h": 316.1
},
"luminance": 0.2536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36FCD
secondary
#C4DDBB
accent
#BC2A52
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#130E15
muted
#827E83