#B395CB#B395CB
#B395CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.084 H 309.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B395CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 149, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 34%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 27%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.8%, 26.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.05, 21.38, -23.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.05, 31.84, 312.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.57% 0.0532 -0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.57% 0.084 309.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1154, 35.3908, 61.2061) |
| Luminance | 0.3539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.18
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.91
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.79
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.80
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.93
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B395CB #ADCB95
analogous
#9895CB #B395CB #CB95C8
triadic
#B395CB #CBB395 #95CBB3
tetradic
#B395CB #CB9895 #ADCB95 #95C8CB
square
#B395CB #CB9895 #ADCB95 #95C8CB
split-complementary
#B395CB #C8CB95 #95CB98
monochromatic
#774C9A #966CB7 #B395CB #D0BEDF #EEE7F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#B395CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#B395CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B395CB
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B395CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B395CB | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C9FCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A1C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B09CA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b395cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 149, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.084 309.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cab4db',
500: '#b395cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b395cb; $custom-light: #cab4db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b395cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 149,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.333,
"s": 34.177,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71567,
"c": 0.08355,
"h": 309.6
},
"luminance": 0.3539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B395CB
secondary
#DDE6D6
accent
#AD396C
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083