#B39BCC#B39BCC
#B39BCC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.074 H 306.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B39BCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 155, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.3%, 24%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.57, 18.23, -21.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.57, 28.45, 309.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.74% 0.0446 -0.0595) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.74% 0.074 306.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2088, 37.3862, 62.1604) |
| Luminance | 0.3739 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.59
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.95
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.13
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.19
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.87
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 8.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B39BCC #B4CC9B
analogous
#9B9BCC #B39BCC #CB9BCC
triadic
#B39BCC #CCB39B #9BCCB3
tetradic
#B39BCC #CC9B9B #B4CC9B #9BCCCB
square
#B39BCC #CC9B9B #B4CC9B #9BCCCB
split-complementary
#B39BCC #CCCB9B #9BCC9B
monochromatic
#76509D #9472B7 #B39BCC #D2C4E1 #F0EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#B39BCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.48
#B39BCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B39BCC
8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B39BCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B39BCC | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.48 | 8.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A4CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A5CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0A2AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b39bcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 155, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.074 306.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cab8db',
500: '#b39bcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b39bcc; $custom-light: #cab8db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b39bcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 155,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.388,
"s": 32.45,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72744,
"c": 0.07438,
"h": 306.9
},
"luminance": 0.37386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B39BCC
secondary
#E2E8DB
accent
#AB3A74
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083