#B47BD2#B47BD2
#B47BD2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.138 H 313.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B47BD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 123, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 49%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 41%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.3%, 41.4%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.36, 37.71, -36.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.36, 52.34, 316.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.36% 0.0945 -0.1004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.36% 0.138 313.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5363, 28.5231, 64.4884) |
| Luminance | 0.2852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 3.63
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.96
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.98
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.04
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.05
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B47BD2 #99D27B
analogous
#887BD2 #B47BD2 #D27BC5
triadic
#B47BD2 #D2B47B #7BD2B4
tetradic
#B47BD2 #D2887B #99D27B #7BC5D2
square
#B47BD2 #D2887B #99D27B #7BC5D2
split-complementary
#B47BD2 #C5D27B #7BD288
monochromatic
#79369D #9A4DC2 #B47BD2 #CEA9E2 #E8D6F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#B47BD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.70
#B47BD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B47BD2
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B47BD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B47BD2 | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.70 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B8ED5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7993D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2879D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b47bd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 123, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.138 313.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cca2e0',
500: '#b47bd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b47bd2; $custom-light: #cca2e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b47bd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 123,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.31,
"s": 49.153,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67355,
"c": 0.13788,
"h": 313.2
},
"luminance": 0.28522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B47BD2
secondary
#D0E3C6
accent
#BC295C
background
#FCFAFD
surface
#F9F4FB
border
#D2CED4
text
#130F15
muted
#827F83