#B37BDA#B37BDA
#B37BDA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.147 H 310.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37BDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 123, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 56%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 44%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.9%, 43.6%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.62, 39.15, -40.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.62, 56.26, 314.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.64% 0.0947 -0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.64% 0.147 310.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3259, 28.8122, 69.8584) |
| Luminance | 0.2881 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 4.67
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.80
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.71
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 6.13
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.57
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37BDA #A2DA7B
analogous
#847BDA #B37BDA #DA7BD2
triadic
#B37BDA #DAB37B #7BDAB3
tetradic
#B37BDA #DA847B #A2DA7B #7BD2DA
square
#B37BDA #DA847B #A2DA7B #7BD2DA
split-complementary
#B37BDA #D2DA7B #7BDA84
monochromatic
#7830AB #974BCD #B37BDA #CFABE7 #EADBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#B37BDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.76
#B37BDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37BDA
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37BDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37BDA | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.76 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6690DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7493D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE8AA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37bda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 123, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.147 310.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba2e6',
500: '#b37bda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37bda; $custom-light: #cba2e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37bda",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 123,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.368,
"s": 56.213,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67643,
"c": 0.14687,
"h": 310.1
},
"luminance": 0.28812
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37BDA
secondary
#D6E8C9
accent
#C42264
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F4FC
border
#D2CED5
text
#130F16
muted
#827F84