#B46DCD#B46DCD
#B46DCD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.156 H 316.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46DCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 109, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 49%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 47%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 46.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.12, 44.25, -38.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.12, 58.68, 318.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.86% 0.1137 -0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.86% 0.156 316.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3089, 25.0494, 60.7208) |
| Luminance | 0.2505 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.87
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.48
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.69
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.96
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.26
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46DCD #86CD6D
analogous
#846DCD #B46DCD #CD6DB6
triadic
#B46DCD #CDB46D #6DCDB4
tetradic
#B46DCD #CD846D #86CD6D #6DB6CD
square
#B46DCD #CD846D #86CD6D #6DB6CD
split-complementary
#B46DCD #B6CD6D #6DCD84
monochromatic
#76318F #9C40BC #B46DCD #CB9BDD #E3C8EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#B46DCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.01
#B46DCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46DCD
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46DCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46DCD | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.01 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B85D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F8BCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B37B93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46dcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 109, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.156 316.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc99dc',
500: '#b46dcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46dcd; $custom-light: #cc99dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46dcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 109,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.375,
"s": 48.98,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6486,
"c": 0.15598,
"h": 316.8
},
"luminance": 0.25048
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46DCD
secondary
#C2DDB9
accent
#BC2950
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F9F2FB
border
#D2CCD4
text
#140E15
muted
#827E83