#B38FC0#B38FC0
#B38FC0 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.081 H 317.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B38FC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 143, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 28%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 26%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.19, 22.46, -20.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.19, 30.26, 317.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.01% 0.059 -0.0551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.01% 0.081 317) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9259, 33.0351, 54.2374) |
| Luminance | 0.3303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.58
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 4.73
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 5.47
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.47
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.55
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B38FC0 #9CC08F
analogous
#9A8FC0 #B38FC0 #C08FB4
triadic
#B38FC0 #C0B38F #8FC0B3
tetradic
#B38FC0 #C09A8F #9CC08F #8FB4C0
square
#B38FC0 #C09A8F #9CC08F #8FB4C0
split-complementary
#B38FC0 #B4C08F #8FC09A
monochromatic
#784D88 #9868AA #B38FC0 #CEB6D6 #E8DDEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#B38FC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.61
#B38FC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B38FC0
7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B38FC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B38FC0 | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.61 | 7.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8999C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919DBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B394A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b38fc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 143, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.081 317.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cab0d3',
500: '#b38fc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b38fc0; $custom-light: #cab0d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b38fc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 143,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.082,
"s": 28,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70005,
"c": 0.08069,
"h": 317
},
"luminance": 0.33034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B38FC0
secondary
#D2DECD
accent
#A73F5A
background
#FCFAFC
surface
#F8F4F9
border
#D1CED2
text
#131014
muted
#827F82