#B396CB#B396CB

#B396CB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.082 H 309.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B396CB
RGB	rgb(179, 150, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 34%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(273, 26%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.8%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.30, 20.82, -23.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.30, 31.19, 311.89°)
OKLab	oklab(71.76% 0.0518 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(71.76% 0.082 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(40.2743, 35.7085, 61.2591)
Luminance	0.3571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B396CB #AECB96

analogous

#9996CB #B396CB #CB96C9

triadic

#B396CB #CBB396 #96CBB3

tetradic

#B396CB #CB9996 #AECB96 #96C9CB

square

#B396CB #CB9996 #AECB96 #96C9CB

split-complementary

#B396CB #C9CB96 #96CB99

monochromatic

#774C9A #956DB7 #B396CB #D1BFDF #EEE8F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.58

#B396CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.14

#B396CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #B396CB

8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B396CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B396CB	1.00	2.58	8.14	8.14
#FFFFFF	2.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8DA0CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93A2C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B09DA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A1A1A1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b396cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 150, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.082 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cab5db',
    500: '#b396cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b396cb;
$custom-light: #cab5db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b396cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.83,
    "s": 33.758,
    "l": 69.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71755,
    "c": 0.08181,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.35708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B396CB

secondary

#DEE6D7

accent

#AD396D

background

#FCFBFD

surface

#F8F6FA

border

#D1D0D3

text

#131115

muted

#828083

Preview Lab

Preview with #B396CB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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