#B47BC2#B47BC2
#B47BC2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.120 H 319.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B47BC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 123, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 37%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 37%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.2%, 36.6%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.68, 34.37, -28.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.68, 44.54, 320.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.62% 0.091 -0.0776) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.62% 0.12 319.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6417, 27.7653, 54.5102) |
| Luminance | 0.2776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.88
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.30
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 4.39
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.24
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 7.15
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B47BC2 #89C27B
analogous
#917BC2 #B47BC2 #C27BAD
triadic
#B47BC2 #C2B47B #7BC2B4
tetradic
#B47BC2 #C2917B #89C27B #7BADC2
square
#B47BC2 #C2917B #89C27B #7BADC2
split-complementary
#B47BC2 #ADC27B #7BC291
monochromatic
#773E85 #9C51AF #B47BC2 #CCA5D5 #E4CFE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.20
#B47BC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.55
#B47BC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B47BC2
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B47BC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B47BC2 | 1.00 | 3.20 | 6.55 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#728CC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8092C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B58396
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b47bc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 123, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.120 319.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba2d4',
500: '#b47bc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b47bc2; $custom-light: #cba2d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b47bc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 123,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.169,
"s": 36.788,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66617,
"c": 0.11963,
"h": 319.6
},
"luminance": 0.27764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B47BC2
secondary
#C5D9BF
accent
#B0364E
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F3FA
border
#D2CDD3
text
#130F14
muted
#827F83