#B46BE3#B46BE3
#B46BE3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.183 H 310.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46BE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 107, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 68%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 53%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.7%, 52.9%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.81, 49.99, -49.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.81, 70.61, 315.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.73% 0.1188 -0.1396) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.73% 0.183 310.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9426, 25.7654, 75.6326) |
| Luminance | 0.2576 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 3.18
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 4.22
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 4.36
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 4.62
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 4.69
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46BE3 #9AE36B
analogous
#786BE3 #B46BE3 #E36BD6
triadic
#B46BE3 #E3B46B #6BE3B4
tetradic
#B46BE3 #E3786B #9AE36B #6BD6E3
square
#B46BE3 #E3786B #9AE36B #6BD6E3
split-complementary
#B46BE3 #D6E36B #6BE378
monochromatic
#7922B2 #9A38D9 #B46BE3 #CE9EED #E8D2F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#B46BE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.15
#B46BE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46BE3
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46BE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46BE3 | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4987E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#618CE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE809D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46be3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 107, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.183 310.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd98ec',
500: '#b46be3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46be3; $custom-light: #cd98ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46be3",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 107,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.5,
"s": 68.182,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65729,
"c": 0.18336,
"h": 310.4
},
"luminance": 0.25765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46BE3
secondary
#D1E9C1
accent
#D0155F
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F9F2FD
border
#D2CCD5
text
#140E16
muted
#827E84