#B37FCD#B37FCD
#B37FCD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.125 H 313.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 127, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 44%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 38%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 38%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.93, 34.13, -32.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.93, 47.20, 316.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.69% 0.0864 -0.0899) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.69% 0.125 313.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1974, 29.1710, 61.4168) |
| Luminance | 0.2917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.62
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.78
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.82
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.87
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.43
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37FCD #99CD7F
analogous
#8C7FCD #B37FCD #CD7FC0
triadic
#B37FCD #CDB37F #7FCDB3
tetradic
#B37FCD #CD8C7F #99CD7F #7FC0CD
square
#B37FCD #CD8C7F #99CD7F #7FC0CD
split-complementary
#B37FCD #C0CD7F #7FCD8C
monochromatic
#783B97 #9953BC #B37FCD #CDABDE #E7D7EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#B37FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.83
#B37FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37FCD
6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37FCD | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.83 | 6.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7290D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E94CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B18A9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 127, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.125 313.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba5dc',
500: '#b37fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37fcd; $custom-light: #cba5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 127,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 43.82,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67692,
"c": 0.12467,
"h": 313.9
},
"luminance": 0.2917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37FCD
secondary
#CFE1C7
accent
#B72F5C
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83