#B37CD9#B37CD9
#B37CD9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.144 H 310.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37CD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 124, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 55%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 43%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.5%, 42.9%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.79, 38.38, -39.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.79, 55.13, 314.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.76% 0.0931 -0.1099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.76% 0.144 310.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3202, 29.0094, 69.2129) |
| Luminance | 0.2901 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.55
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 4.93
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.05
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.23
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 6.42
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37CD9 #A2D97C
analogous
#857CD9 #B37CD9 #D97CD1
triadic
#B37CD9 #D9B37C #7CD9B3
tetradic
#B37CD9 #D9857C #A2D97C #7CD1D9
square
#B37CD9 #D9857C #A2D97C #7CD1D9
split-complementary
#B37CD9 #D1D97C #7CD985
monochromatic
#7831A9 #974DCB #B37CD9 #CFABE7 #EADBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#B37CD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.80
#B37CD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37CD9
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37CD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37CD9 | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.80 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6890DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7694D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF8AA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37cd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 124, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.144 310.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba3e5',
500: '#b37cd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37cd9; $custom-light: #cba3e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37cd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 124,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.484,
"s": 55.03,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67759,
"c": 0.14401,
"h": 310.3
},
"luminance": 0.29009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37CD9
secondary
#D6E7CA
accent
#C32364
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F4FC
border
#D2CED5
text
#130F16
muted
#827F84