#B47BCB#B47BCB
#B47BCB is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.130 H 315.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B47BCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 123, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 43%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 39%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.3%, 39.4%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.05, 36.22, -32.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.05, 48.89, 317.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.03% 0.093 -0.0905) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.03% 0.13 315.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6832, 28.1819, 59.9956) |
| Luminance | 0.2818 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 2.87
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.05
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.08
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.90
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.10
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B47BCB #92CB7B
analogous
#8C7BCB #B47BCB #CB7BBA
triadic
#B47BCB #CBB47B #7BCBB4
tetradic
#B47BCB #CB8C7B #92CB7B #7BBACB
square
#B47BCB #CB8C7B #92CB7B #7BBACB
split-complementary
#B47BCB #BACB7B #7BCB8C
monochromatic
#793A92 #9B4FBA #B47BCB #CDA7DC #E6D3EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.16
#B47BCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.64
#B47BCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B47BCB
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B47BCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B47BCB | 1.00 | 3.16 | 6.64 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E8DCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C92C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B38699
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b47bcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 123, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.130 315.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cca2db',
500: '#b47bcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b47bcb; $custom-light: #cca2db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b47bcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 123,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.75,
"s": 43.478,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67025,
"c": 0.12979,
"h": 315.8
},
"luminance": 0.28181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B47BCB
secondary
#CBDFC3
accent
#B72F56
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F3FB
border
#D2CDD4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83