#B37BDF#B37BDF
#B37BDF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.153 H 308.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37BDF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 123, 223) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 61%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 45%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.7%, 44.8%, 0%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.85, 40.26, -42.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.85, 58.78, 313.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.9% 0.0955 -0.1193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.9% 0.153 308.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9901, 29.0778, 73.3563) |
| Luminance | 0.2908 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 3.90
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.93
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 5.36
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.62
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.36
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37BDF #A7DF7B
analogous
#817BDF #B37BDF #DF7BD9
triadic
#B37BDF #DFB37B #7BDFB3
tetradic
#B37BDF #DF817B #A7DF7B #7BD9DF
square
#B37BDF #DF817B #A7DF7B #7BD9DF
split-complementary
#B37BDF #D9DF7B #7BDF81
monochromatic
#782CB4 #974AD3 #B37BDF #CFACEB #ECDEF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#B37BDF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.82
#B37BDF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37BDF
6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37BDF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37BDF | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.82 | 6.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6390E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7294DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AD8BA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37bdf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 123, 223); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.153 308.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba2e9',
500: '#b37bdf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37bdf; $custom-light: #cba2e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37bdf",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 123,
"b": 223
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.6,
"s": 60.976,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67896,
"c": 0.1528,
"h": 308.7
},
"luminance": 0.29077
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37BDF
secondary
#D9EACB
accent
#C91D68
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F4FD
border
#D2CED5
text
#130F16
muted
#827F84