#B37BC2#B37BC2
#B37BC2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.119 H 319.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37BC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 123, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 37%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 37%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.7%, 36.6%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.57, 34.05, -28.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.57, 44.41, 320.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.51% 0.0899 -0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.51% 0.119 319) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4097, 27.6457, 54.4993) |
| Luminance | 0.2764 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.66
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.29
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.51
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.20
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 7.07
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37BC2 #8AC27B
analogous
#907BC2 #B37BC2 #C27BAE
triadic
#B37BC2 #C2B37B #7BC2B3
tetradic
#B37BC2 #C2907B #8AC27B #7BAEC2
square
#B37BC2 #C2907B #8AC27B #7BAEC2
split-complementary
#B37BC2 #AEC27B #7BC290
monochromatic
#763E85 #9B51AF #B37BC2 #CBA5D5 #E3CFE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#B37BC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.53
#B37BC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37BC2
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37BC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37BC2 | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.53 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#718CC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F91C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B48396
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37bc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 123, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.119 319.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba2d4',
500: '#b37bc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37bc2; $custom-light: #cba2d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37bc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 123,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.324,
"s": 36.788,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6651,
"c": 0.11908,
"h": 319
},
"luminance": 0.27645
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37BC2
secondary
#C5D9BF
accent
#B03650
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F8F3FA
border
#D1CDD3
text
#130F14
muted
#827F83