#B46CBB#B46CBB
#B46CBB is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.139 H 323.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46CBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 108, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 42%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.7%, 42.2%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.11, 41.17, -29.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.11, 50.86, 324.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.84% 0.1119 -0.0819) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.84% 0.139 323.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1537, 24.0176, 49.8936) |
| Luminance | 0.2402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 3.00
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.62
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.77
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.95
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 6.76
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46CBB #73BB6C
analogous
#8D6CBB #B46CBB #BB6C9A
triadic
#B46CBB #BBB46C #6CBBB4
tetradic
#B46CBB #BB8D6C #73BB6C #6C9ABB
square
#B46CBB #BB8D6C #73BB6C #6C9ABB
split-complementary
#B46CBB #9ABB6C #6CBB8D
monochromatic
#703776 #984AA0 #B46CBB #C996CE #DFC0E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#B46CBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.80
#B46CBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46CBB
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46CBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46CBB | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6381BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#778AB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7758B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46cbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 108, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.139 323.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc98cf',
500: '#b46cbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46cbb; $custom-light: #cc98cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46cbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 108,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.684,
"s": 36.744,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63836,
"c": 0.13868,
"h": 323.8
},
"luminance": 0.24016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46CBB
secondary
#B4D1B2
accent
#CD5B65
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F9F2F9
border
#D2CCD2
text
#130E14
muted
#827E82