#B37CD2#B37CD2
#B37CD2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.136 H 312.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37CD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 124, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 49%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 41%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.8%, 41%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.47, 36.86, -36.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.47, 51.62, 315.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.42% 0.0918 -0.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.42% 0.136 312.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4289, 28.6529, 64.5191) |
| Luminance | 0.2865 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.45
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.78
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.07
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.14
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.20
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37CD2 #9BD27C
analogous
#887CD2 #B37CD2 #D27CC6
triadic
#B37CD2 #D2B37C #7CD2B3
tetradic
#B37CD2 #D2887C #9BD27C #7CC6D2
square
#B37CD2 #D2887C #9BD27C #7CC6D2
split-complementary
#B37CD2 #C6D27C #7CD288
monochromatic
#78369D #994EC2 #B37CD2 #CDAAE2 #E8D7F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#B37CD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#B37CD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37CD2
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37CD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37CD2 | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.73 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C8FD5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7993D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0889D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37cd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 124, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.136 312.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba3e0',
500: '#b37cd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37cd2; $custom-light: #cba3e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37cd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 124,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.372,
"s": 48.864,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67418,
"c": 0.13574,
"h": 312.6
},
"luminance": 0.28652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37CD2
secondary
#D1E3C6
accent
#BC295E
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83