#B46CD9#B46CD9
#B46CD9 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.171 H 313.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46CD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 108, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 59%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 50%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.1%, 50.2%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.50, 47.30, -44.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.50, 65.11, 316.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.33% 0.1166 -0.1247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.33% 0.171 313.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7072, 25.4391, 68.6087) |
| Luminance | 0.2544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.80
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.18
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.18
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 5.71
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 5.77
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46CD9 #91D96C
analogous
#7D6CD9 #B46CD9 #D96CC7
triadic
#B46CD9 #D9B46C #6CD9B4
tetradic
#B46CD9 #D97D6C #91D96C #6CC7D9
square
#B46CD9 #D97D6C #91D96C #6CC7D9
split-complementary
#B46CD9 #C7D96C #6CD97D
monochromatic
#782AA1 #9B3BCC #B46CD9 #CD9DE6 #E6CDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#B46CD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#B46CD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46CD9
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46CD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46CD9 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5286DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#688CD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B17D99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46cd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 108, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.171 313.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd98e5',
500: '#b46cd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46cd9; $custom-light: #cd98e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46cd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 108,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.633,
"s": 58.919,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6533,
"c": 0.17074,
"h": 313.1
},
"luminance": 0.25438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46CD9
secondary
#CAE4BD
accent
#C71F58
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F9F2FC
border
#D2CCD5
text
#140E16
muted
#827E84