#B37ECE#B37ECE
#B37ECE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.128 H 313.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37ECE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 126, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 45%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 39%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.1%, 38.8%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.75, 34.89, -33.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.75, 48.34, 316.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.57% 0.0881 -0.0923) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.57% 0.128 313.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1900, 28.9624, 62.0117) |
| Luminance | 0.2896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.76
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.08
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.82
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.83
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.11
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37ECE #99CE7E
analogous
#8B7ECE #B37ECE #CE7EC1
triadic
#B37ECE #CEB37E #7ECEB3
tetradic
#B37ECE #CE8B7E #99CE7E #7EC1CE
square
#B37ECE #CE8B7E #99CE7E #7EC1CE
split-complementary
#B37ECE #C1CE7E #7ECE8B
monochromatic
#783A98 #9952BD #B37ECE #CDAADF #E7D7F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#B37ECE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.79
#B37ECE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37ECE
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37ECE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37ECE | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.79 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7090D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D94CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1899C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37ece; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 126, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.128 313.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba4dd',
500: '#b37ece',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37ece; $custom-light: #cba4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37ece",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 126,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.75,
"s": 44.944,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67568,
"c": 0.12759,
"h": 313.7
},
"luminance": 0.28962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37ECE
secondary
#CFE1C6
accent
#B82D5C
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83