#B479CD#B479CD
#B479CD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.136 H 315.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B479CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 121, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 41%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 41%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.70, 37.74, -34.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.70, 51.15, 317.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.78% 0.0964 -0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.78% 0.136 315.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6775, 27.7867, 61.1770) |
| Luminance | 0.2779 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.31
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.09
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.22
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.46
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.84
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B479CD #92CD79
analogous
#8A79CD #B479CD #CD79BC
triadic
#B479CD #CDB479 #79CDB4
tetradic
#B479CD #CD8A79 #92CD79 #79BCCD
square
#B479CD #CD8A79 #92CD79 #79BCCD
split-complementary
#B479CD #BCCD79 #79CD8A
monochromatic
#793794 #9B4CBC #B479CD #CDA6DE #E6D2EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#B479CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.56
#B479CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B479CD
6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B479CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B479CD | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.56 | 6.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B8CD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A92CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B38499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b479cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 121, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.136 315.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cca1dc',
500: '#b479cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b479cd; $custom-light: #cca1dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b479cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 121,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.143,
"s": 45.652,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66784,
"c": 0.13555,
"h": 315.3
},
"luminance": 0.27786
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B479CD
secondary
#CBE0C2
accent
#B92D56
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F3FB
border
#D2CDD4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83