#B39AE0#B39AE0
#B39AE0 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.103 H 300.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B39AE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 154, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 53%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 31%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.1%, 31.3%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.08, 23.21, -32.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.08, 39.62, 305.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.39% 0.0518 -0.0886) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.39% 0.103 300.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5977, 38.0766, 75.5592) |
| Luminance | 0.3808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.73
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.07
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.10
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.36
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.79
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B39AE0 #C7E09A
analogous
#9AA4E0 #B39AE0 #D69AE0
triadic
#B39AE0 #E0B39A #9AE0B3
tetradic
#B39AE0 #E09AA4 #C7E09A #9AE0D6
square
#B39AE0 #E09AA4 #C7E09A #9AE0D6
split-complementary
#B39AE0 #E0D69A #A4E09A
monochromatic
#6D3CC3 #906BD2 #B39AE0 #D6C9EE #EDE8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#B39AE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#B39AE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B39AE0
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B39AE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B39AE0 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8AA6E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA6DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABA5B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b39ae0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 154, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.103 300.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cab8ea',
500: '#b39ae0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b39ae0; $custom-light: #cab8ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b39ae0",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 154,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.429,
"s": 53.03,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73386,
"c": 0.10259,
"h": 300.3
},
"luminance": 0.38077
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B39AE0
secondary
#E8EFDC
accent
#C02589
background
#FCFBFE
surface
#F8F6FD
border
#D1D0D5
text
#131116
muted
#828084