#B39CD5#B39CD5
#B39CD5 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.085 H 302.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B39CD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 156, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 40%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 27%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16%, 26.8%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.14, 19.62, -25.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.14, 32.52, 307.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.3% 0.0459 -0.0711) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.3% 0.085 302.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4867, 38.1648, 68.0661) |
| Luminance | 0.3816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 1.38
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.25
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.55
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.12
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.30
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 7.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B39CD5 #BED59C
analogous
#9CA1D5 #B39CD5 #D09CD5
triadic
#B39CD5 #D5B39C #9CD5B3
tetradic
#B39CD5 #D59CA1 #BED59C #9CD5D0
square
#B39CD5 #D59CA1 #BED59C #9CD5D0
split-complementary
#B39CD5 #D5D09C #A1D59C
monochromatic
#7249AD #9271C3 #B39CD5 #D4C7E7 #EFEAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#B39CD5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.63
#B39CD5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B39CD5
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B39CD5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B39CD5 | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.63 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A6D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A6D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AEA4B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b39cd5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 156, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.085 302.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cab9e2',
500: '#b39cd5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b39cd5; $custom-light: #cab9e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b39cd5",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 156,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.211,
"s": 40.426,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73296,
"c": 0.08457,
"h": 302.8
},
"luminance": 0.38165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B39CD5
secondary
#E7EDDE
accent
#B3327F
background
#FCFBFD
surface
#F8F6FB
border
#D1D0D4
text
#131115
muted
#828083