#B37CEE#B37CEE
#B37CEE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.169 H 304.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37CEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 124, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 77%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 48%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.8%, 47.9%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.80, 43.13, -49.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.80, 65.78, 310.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.85% 0.0961 -0.1392) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.85% 0.169 304.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2274, 30.1722, 84.5242) |
| Luminance | 0.3017 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 2.54
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 3.43
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 3.79
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.26
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 6.71
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37CEE #B7EE7C
analogous
#7C7EEE #B37CEE #EC7CEE
triadic
#B37CEE #EEB37C #7CEEB3
tetradic
#B37CEE #EE7C7E #B7EE7C #7CEEEC
square
#B37CEE #EE7C7E #B7EE7C #7CEEEC
split-complementary
#B37CEE #EEEC7C #7EEE7C
monochromatic
#751CD4 #9446E7 #B37CEE #D2B2F5 #EFE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#B37CEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#B37CEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B37CEE
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37CEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37CEE | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B94F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A95EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A990AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37cee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 124, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.169 304.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cca3f4',
500: '#b37cee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37cee; $custom-light: #cca3f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37cee",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 124,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.947,
"s": 77.027,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68847,
"c": 0.16913,
"h": 304.6
},
"luminance": 0.30172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37CEE
secondary
#E3F2D4
accent
#D90C76
background
#FCFAFE
surface
#F9F4FD
border
#D2CED5
text
#140F17
muted
#827F85