#B37BC3#B37BC3
#B37BC3 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.120 H 318.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37BC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 123, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 38%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 37%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.2%, 36.9%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.61, 34.26, -29.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.61, 44.89, 319.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.55% 0.0901 -0.0796) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.55% 0.12 318.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.5223, 27.6907, 55.0928) |
| Luminance | 0.2769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.59
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.34
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.56
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.13
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 7.18
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37BC3 #8BC37B
analogous
#8F7BC3 #B37BC3 #C37BAF
triadic
#B37BC3 #C3B37B #7BC3B3
tetradic
#B37BC3 #C38F7B #8BC37B #7BAFC3
square
#B37BC3 #C38F7B #8BC37B #7BAFC3
split-complementary
#B37BC3 #AFC37B #7BC38F
monochromatic
#763D86 #9B51B0 #B37BC3 #CBA5D6 #E3CFE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#B37BC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.54
#B37BC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37BC3
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37BC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37BC3 | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.54 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#718CC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F92C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B38496
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37bc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 123, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.120 318.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba2d5',
500: '#b37bc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37bc3; $custom-light: #cba2d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37bc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 123,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.667,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66555,
"c": 0.1202,
"h": 318.5
},
"luminance": 0.2769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37BC3
secondary
#C6DAC0
accent
#B03550
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F3FA
border
#D2CDD3
text
#130F14
muted
#827F83